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Mark Hruska

Case from Des Moines, IA dated Mar 01, 2015

Victim Details

Mark Hruska

Male

White / Caucasian

Des Moines

IA

2015-03-01

35

Mark

Hruska

06/28/2026

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In the quiet city of Des Moines, Iowa, the life of Mark Hruska, a 35-year-old Caucasian male, was brought to a sudden and violent end on March 1, 2015. Hruska, a regional sales manager who was originally from Charles City, was found deceased in his home from multiple gunshot wounds. The ensuing investigation would soon focus on his next-door neighbor, revealing a dark obsession that culminated in tragedy.

The man responsible for Hruska’s death was his neighbor, Patrick William Kirwan, t ...
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