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What Happened to Dorothy Mary Kajpust?
In the quiet, rural town of Ririe, Idaho, the late summer of 2004 was shattered by a brutal act of violence that left a community stunned and a mystery that endures to this day. Dorothy Mary Kajpust, a 54-year-old Caucasian female, was found viciously beaten in a friend's mobile home on August 21, 2004. She was discovered with severe head trauma and, despite being rushed to a local hospital, she never regained consciousness, succumbing to her injuries five days later. The viciousness of the atta ...Read More
In the quiet, rural town of Ririe, Idaho, the late summer of 2004 was shattered by a brutal act of violence that left a community stunned and a mystery that endures to this day. Dorothy Mary Kajpust, a 54-year-old Caucasian female, was found viciously beaten in a friend's mobile home on August 21, 2004. She was discovered with severe head trauma and, despite being rushed to a local hospital, she never regained consciousness, succumbing to her injuries five days later. The viciousness of the atta ...Read More
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Dorothy Mary Kajpust
August 14, 2023
Female
White / Caucasian
Ririe
ID
2004-08-21
2004-08-21
1950-02-08
54
Dorothy Mary Kajpust
Dorothy Mary
Kajpust
Victim
Brown
11/24/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
The theft angle of Dorothy Kajpust's case makes me wonder if this was random or someone she knew. It... ...Read More
07/06/2024
07/06/2024
Every time I read about Dorothy's case, I can't help but think about that unsettling 9mm pistol disc... ...Read More
02/09/2023
02/09/2023
I was thinking about the strange circumstances surrounding the discovery of the stolen 9mm pistol in... ...Read More
01/02/2023
01/02/2023
