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Laura Kempton

Case from Portsmouth, NH dated Sep 28, 1991

Victim Details

Laura Kempton

June 13, 2024

Female

White / Caucasian

Portsmouth

NH

1991-09-28

1991-09-28

$0.00

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Laura Kempton

Laura

Kempton

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A young woman is discovered dead of massive head trauma
In the coastal city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 23-year-old Caucasian female Laura Kempton was building a life for herself. A student at the Portsmouth Beauty School with aspirations of becoming a model, she also worked at a local gift shop and an ice cream parlor to make ends meet. Her life, however, was brutally cut short in the early morning hours of September 28, 1981.

On that Monday morning, a Portsmouth police officer arrived at Kempton's first-floor apartment at 20 Chapel Street ...
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  • Laura Kempton and Tammy Little: Portsmouth Beauty School Murders
  • Laura Kempton - New Hampshire Department of Justice - NH.gov
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