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Lisa Marie Caldwell Techel

Case from Agency, IA dated May 26, 2012

Victim Details

Lisa Marie Caldwell Techel

Female

White / Caucasian

Agency

IA

2012-05-26

23

Lisa

Marie Caldwell Techel

07/10/2026

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In the early morning hours of May 26, 2012, in the quiet, rural town of Agency, Iowa, a frantic 911 call shattered the peace. Seth Techel, 21, claimed he had been in the shower when he heard a gunshot. Rushing to the bedroom, he said he found his 23-year-old wife, Lisa Marie Caldwell Techel, a White female, shot and unresponsive in their bed. Paramedics arrived but were unable to save Lisa, who was 17 weeks pregnant with their first child, a daughter they had already named Zoey Maria.

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  • https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/DV_Homicide_List_93018_014CDC2E8DA89.pdf
  • Lisa Techel | Obituary | Ottumwa Daily Courier

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    I've been following the Techel case for a while, and one thing that keeps baffling me is the role of... ...Read More
    02/23/2024
    I've been following Lisa Techel's case, and it's so tragic to think about the dreams and future she ... ...Read More
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    Did anyone else find it absolutely chilling to learn about the text messages between Seth Techel and... ...Read More
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