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Sheena Lee Bentler

Case from Bonaparte, IA dated Oct 14, 2006

Victim Details

Name

Sheena Lee Bentler

Gender

Female

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Bonaparte

State

IA

Date Of Death

2006-10-14

Age At Death

17

First Name

Sheena

Last Name

Lee Bentler

Last Updated

06/23/2026

Case Description

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A quiet night in rural Bonaparte, Iowa, was shattered in the early morning hours of October 14, 2006, ending the life of 17-year-old Caucasian female Sheena Lee Bentler. The tragedy was not an isolated incident but the culmination of a horrific familicide. Sheena was discovered in her bed in the basement of her family's home, having been shot and killed. The gruesome discovery didn't end there; also found dead in the house were her father, Michael Bentler, 53, her mother, Sandra Bentler, 47, and ...

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Sheena Lee Bentler (1988-2006) - Find a Grave...

reddit: r/MorbidReality - [NSFW] Bentler family of Bonaparte Iowa murdered by own son, Shawn in 2006. Not a lot of news coverage on this.

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I was reading about the Bentler family tragedy, and it's just so difficult to even grasp something l... ...Read More
03/16/2024

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02/28/2024

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04/22/2023

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