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Margaret Jensen

Case from Urbana, IA dated Jan 01, 2021

Victim Details

Margaret Jensen

Female

White / Caucasian

Urbana

IA

2021-01-01

54

Margaret

Jensen

07/07/2026

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On New Year's Day of 2021, the life of 54-year-old Margaret E. Jensen, a White female from Urbana, Iowa, was tragically cut short in a violent act that stunned the small community. The events of that day unfolded when the Urbana Police Department received a chilling 911 call from Margaret's 59-year-old husband, Garry Jensen. In his call, Garry stated that he had shot and killed his wife.

Law enforcement officers were immediately dispatched to the Jensen residence at 300 East Main Street. ...
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  • https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/DV_Homicide_List_93018_014CDC2E8DA89.pdf
  • KCCI: DCI rules New Year's deaths murder-suicide
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