Bertha Hughes

Murdered
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A visiting nurse finds a woman beaten to death\n
Bertha Larsen Hughes, an 81-year-old resident of South Salt Lake, Utah, was brutally murdered in her home on March 18, 1982. She was last seen by neighbors the evening prior, looking out of her living room window. Early in the morning, neighbors reported hearing a commotion from her home. A visiting nurse later discovered her body, and investigators confirmed she had been beaten to death, with signs of forced entry into her home. Despite extensive investigation, her murder remains unsolved, and ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Bertha Hughes

    August 2, 2022

    Female

    Caucasian / White

    South Salt Lake

    UT

    1982-03-18

    1982-03-17

    81

    Bertha

    Hughes

    09/20/2024


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