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Melida Kavars

Case from Mason City, IA dated Nov 17, 2016

Victim Details

Melida Kavars

Female

White / Caucasian

Mason City

IA

2016-11-17

54

Melida

Kavars

07/08/2026

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In the early morning hours of November 17, 2016, the quiet of a Mason City, Iowa, neighborhood was shattered by violence. Inside a home at 1620 North Hampshire Avenue, 54-year-old white female, Melida "Mindy" Kavars, and another individual, 37-year-old Caleb Christensen, were found dead. Police had been called to the residence around 2:15 a.m. to investigate reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered the tragic scene. An autopsy would later reveal that Kavars died from a single gunshot ...
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  • Mason City Globe Gazette: Mason City double homicide suspect appears in court; Bond now $1m

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    Has anyone else been following the strange developments in the Melinda Kavars and Caleb Christensen ... ...Read More
    07/18/2024
    Has anyone else been following the details of the Kavars and Christensen case? I've been really caug... ...Read More
    07/14/2024
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    08/02/2023
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