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Donna Lorraine Pounds

Death by Force
Case Description
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On April 11, 1974, the quiet life of 39-year-old Donna Lorraine Pounds, a White/Caucasian female, was brutally cut short in her Missoula, Montana, home. That afternoon, after returning from her part-time job at a Christian bookstore, she was confronted by an intruder in her own bedroom. The man was armed with her husband's. 22 caliber rifle. Using a white clothesline he had brought with him, he bound and then assaulted her.

The assailant then forced Donna down to the basement of her home. ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Donna Lorraine Pounds

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Missoula

    MT

    1974-04-11

    39

    Donna

    Lorraine Pounds

    Primary Suspect Deceased

    11/05/2025

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