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Malani Lang

Case from Shoshone, ID dated May 09, 2018

Victim Details

Malani Lang

Female

White / Caucasian

Shoshone

ID

2018-05-09

36

Malani

Lang

Yes

06/20/2026

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In a tragic turn of events that unfolded in the small town of Shoshone, Idaho, a White female named Malani Lang, 36 years old, lost her life on May 9, 2018. The circumstances of her death were not the result of a random act of violence, but rather a devastating incident involving her own father, 61-year-old Johnathan Pugh. The pair had only recently reunited, a mere week before the fatal shooting occurred.

The day of the incident, a customer had brought a pistol into Pugh's saddle shop in ...
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  • Idaho State Journal: South Idaho man accused of killing his daughter
  • Shoshone man pleads guilty in shooting death of daughter | ktvb.com
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