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Kayla Paetow, 20, a white female, died on August 6, 2014, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Obituaries published that week reported that she “died at her home,” and listed funeral services for August 11 at Turner County First Presbyterian Church near Davis with burial at Hurley Cemetery.
That afternoon, a relative heard gunshots just before 2 p.m. and discovered Paetow and her fiancé, 32-year-old John Ernest Vigus, dead inside their central Sioux Falls residence. Police described the in ...Read More
That afternoon, a relative heard gunshots just before 2 p.m. and discovered Paetow and her fiancé, 32-year-old John Ernest Vigus, dead inside their central Sioux Falls residence. Police described the in ...Read More
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Kayla Paetow
Female
White / Caucasian
Sioux Falls
SD
2014-08-06
20
Kayla
Paetow
Primary Suspect Deceased
11/05/2025
Forum Posts (4)
I’ve been reading about the devastating events in Sioux Falls involving Kayla Paetow and John Vigu... ...Read More
11/04/2024
11/04/2024
I'm struggling to wrap my head around the tragedy involving Kayla Paetow and John Vigus. With such a... ...Read More
07/17/2024
07/17/2024
Hi everyone,
I've been thinking a lot about the presence of John Vigus's 6-year-old son and Kayla... ...Read More
04/02/2024
I've been thinking a lot about the presence of John Vigus's 6-year-old son and Kayla... ...Read More
04/02/2024
I can’t stop thinking about the impact that this whole tragedy must be having on Vigus's young son... ...Read More
09/17/2023
09/17/2023
