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Holly Vanauken

Case from Oklahoma City, OK dated Apr 07, 2014

Victim Details

Holly Vanauken

March 28, 2022

Female

Caucasian / White

Oklahoma City

OK

2014-04-07

2014-04-07

31

Holly

Vanauken

07/13/2026

1


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In the spring of 2014, a sense of unease settled over a quiet neighborhood in Oklahoma City. Thirty-one-year-old Holly Bernice Van Auken, a mother of two, had not been heard from for several days. A concerned friend, unable to reach her, went to her home on Southwest 60th Street to check on her. What they discovered inside on April 7, 2014, was a scene of tragedy; Holly was found deceased.

The authorities were promptly called to the residence. The subsequent investigation by the medical e ...
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