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Jaeci Claire Westerhuis

Case from Platte, SD dated Sep 17, 2015

Victim Details

Name

Jaeci Claire Westerhuis

Gender

Female

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Platte

State

SD

Date Of Death

2015-09-17

Age At Death

10

First Name

Jaeci

Last Name

Claire Westerhuis

Solved

Primary Suspect Deceased

Last Updated

07/14/2026

Case Description

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In the quiet, early morning hours of September 17, 2015, a fire engulfed a rural home in Platte, South Dakota, leading to the discovery of a heart-wrenching tragedy. Inside the charred remains of the house, authorities found the bodies of the entire Westerhuis family. Among the victims was 10-year-old Jaeci Claire Westerhuis, a White female and a fifth-grade student at Platte-Geddes Community School. Her life, along with those of her mother, Nicole, and her three siblings, Michael, Connor, and K ...

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Links to Additional Sources (2)

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Mail Online: Funeral remembers four children killed in father's 'murder-suicide'

http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/family-believed-killed-by-house-fire-died-of-shotgun-wounds/article_fa188b6a-957c-59c2-9b47-f77346c13395.html

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Has anyone else looked into the community's response after Jaeci's passing? I've been reading about ... ...Read More
03/21/2023

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