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Tonya Crane

Case from Soda Springs, ID dated Oct 16, 1991

Victim Details

Tonya Crane

Female

White / Caucasian

Soda Springs

ID

1991-10-16

25

Tonya

Crane

Yes

06/26/2026

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In the quiet town of Soda Springs, Idaho, the autumn of 1991 was shattered by a senseless act of violence that claimed the life of 23-year-old Tonya Crane. On October 16th, a man named Timothy Alan Dunlap entered the Security State Bank where Crane was working as a teller. Armed with a sawed-off shotgun, Dunlap demanded all the money from Crane. After she complied, handing over approximately $32,000, Dunlap fatally shot her at close range before fleeing the scene.

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