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TereseAnn Marie Lynch

Death by Force
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On November 11, 2009, a day meant to honor veterans, TereseAnn Marie Lynch, a 30-year-old White female and a veteran of the Iowa Air National Guard who had served three tours overseas, faced a tragic end in Des Moines, Iowa. Her estranged husband, Randall Todd Moore, abducted her at gunpoint from a Target parking lot. Moore forced TereseAnn into his car and took her to his apartment, where the situation escalated into a hostage standoff with police.

Inside the apartment, Moore subjected T ...Read More
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  • https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/DV_Homicide_List_93018_014CDC2E8DA89.pdf
  • Tereseann Marie Lynch (1978-2009) - Memorials - Find a Grave
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    Victim Details

    TereseAnn Marie Lynch

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Des Moines

    IA

    2009-11-11

    30

    TereseAnn

    Marie Lynch

    11/05/2025

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    09/04/2023
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