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Bertha Christina Larsen Hughes

Case from South Salt Lake, UT dated Mar 18, 1982

Victim Details

Bertha Hughes

August 2, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

South Salt Lake

UT

1982-03-18

1982-03-17

1982-03-18

81

Bertha

Christina Larsen Hughes

07/15/2026


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A visiting nurse finds a woman beaten to death\n
In the quiet community of South Salt Lake, Utah, the life of an 81-year-old Caucasian woman named Bertha Hughes came to a tragic and violent end. On the evening of March 17, 1982, she was last seen at approximately 6:30 p.m., looking out her living room window at her home located at 3402 S. 500 E., a pastime she reportedly enjoyed. However, the peace of the neighborhood was shattered in the early morning hours of March 18, 1982, when neighbors reported hearing yelling and commotion coming from h ...
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  • March 17-18, 1982 - 81-year-old... - Cold Case Coalition | Facebook
  • Bertha Larsen Hughes | DPS – Criminal Identification (BCI) - Utah.gov
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