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Jonathan Samuel

Case from Coeur Dalene, ID dated Mar 24, 2014

Victim Details

Jonathan Samuel

Male

White / Caucasian

Coeur Dalene

ID

2014-03-24

13

Jonathan

Samuel

Yes

06/27/2026

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In a quiet emergency housing unit in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the life of 13-year-old Jonathan Samuel, a male with Down syndrome and autism, came to a brutal end on March 24, 2014. The tranquility of the small home, provided by St. Vincent de Paul North Idaho, was shattered by an act of violence that would claim not only Jonathan's life but also that of his 46-year-old father, Eldon Samuel Jr. The family had relocated to Idaho from California in the hopes of finding a better environment for the two ...
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  • nydailynews.com: Slain father of boy on trial for murder was training him for zombie apocalypse - NY Daily News
  • Spokesman.com: Eldon Samuel at first denied he killed his brother, 13
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