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Bounpanh Bunni Xayavongchanh

Case from Des Moines, IA dated Aug 14, 2008

Victim Details

Bounpanh Bunni Xayavongchanh

Female

Other Race

Des Moines

IA

2008-08-14

32

Bounpanh

Bunni Xayavongchanh

06/26/2026

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Bounpanh “Bunni” Xayavongchanh, a 32-year-old female of Laotian descent, was tragically killed on August 14, 2008, in Des Moines, Iowa. A registered nurse at the Iowa Heart Center and a mother to three young children, Devin, Dillon, and Suria, her life was cut short in an act of domestic violence.

The events of that early Thursday morning stemmed from a domestic dispute with her common-law husband, Nath Inthaboun. After fatally shooting Bounpanh, Inthaboun also shot and killed a witne ...
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  • Radio Iowa: Des Moines man confesses to shooting wife, witness - Radio Iowa
  • https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/DV_Homicide_List_93018_014CDC2E8DA89.pdf
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