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Crystal Lee Donahue Marschel

Case from Pierz, MN dated Jul 18, 2025

Victim Details

Crystal Lee Donahue Marschel

Female

White / Caucasian

Pierz

MN

2025-07-18

32

Crystal

Lee Donahue Marschel

06/26/2026

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On Friday, July 18, 2025, the life of 32-year-old Crystal Lee Donahue Marschel, a White/Caucasian female, was tragically cut short in what was later determined to be a murder-suicide. Authorities were called to perform a welfare check at a residence on the 600 block of River Valley Road in Pierz, Minnesota, at approximately 10:36 a.m. Upon entering the home, officers from the Pierz Police Department and the Morrison County Sheriff's Office discovered the bodies of Marschel and her 34-year-old bo ...
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  • Morrison County, MN: 7-21-25 UPDATED 7-18-25 Pierz Deaths
  • 2 Morrison County deaths ruled murder-suicide, sheriff's office says
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