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Joe Knarr

Case from Bozeman, MT dated Mar 11, 2016

Victim Details

Joe Knarr

Male

White / Caucasian

Bozeman

MT

2016-03-11

53

Joe

Knarr

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/10/2026

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On a tragic Friday evening in Bozeman, Montana, the life of 53-year-old Joe Knarr, a White/Caucasian male, was brought to a shocking and violent end. On March 11, 2016, Gallatin County Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 hang-up call that originated from Knarr's residence. Upon their arrival at the home located east of Bozeman, they were met with a grim and heartbreaking scene.

After forcing entry into the locked house, deputies discovered the bodies of Joe Knarr and his wife, Jennifer ...
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  • AM 1450 KMMS: Three People Dead East of Bozeman
  • The Billings Gazette: Deaths ruled murder-suicide; mother shot husband, infant son, then herself
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    I can't shake the sadness thinking about Joe Knarr's surviving daughter, Cooper. Losing her father a... ...Read More
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