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Monica Renae Barnum

Case from Shreveport, LA dated Jul 18, 1985

Victim Details

Monica Renae Barnum

Female

Shreveport

LA

1985-07-18

20

Monica

Renae Barnum

08/23/2026

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Monica Renae Barnum, a 20-year-old woman, was found dead in Shreveport, Louisiana, on July 18, 1985. Her mother discovered her body inside an apartment on Ashton Street. Barnum had been bound and stabbed, and she had also been strangled with a wire coat hanger that remained around her neck when she was found. The circumstances indicated a deliberate, violent attack in which the killer had taken time to restrain her before her death. Publicly available accounts do not establish a confirmed motive ...
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