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Emma Redlinger

Death by Force
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On a Tuesday evening in the small town of Vinton, Iowa, the life of 14-year-old Emma Redlinger, a Caucasian female, was irrevocably altered. On February 24, 2015, inside a home in Vinton, a. 22 caliber rifle discharged while being handled by another teenager, striking the Vinton-Shellsburg High School freshman in the head. Emma was rushed to the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, where she remained in critical condition for several days. Despite medical efforts, she succumbed ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Emma Redlinger

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Vinton

    IA

    2015-02-24

    14

    Emma

    Redlinger

    11/05/2025

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