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Sally Kennedy

Death by Force
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In the late spring of 2004, the life of 46-year-old Sally Kennedy, a female carnival owner from Council Bluffs, Iowa, came to a tragic and violent end. On the evening of May 23, her body was discovered in her trailer at the Bluffs Run RV Park. The gruesome discovery would unravel a story of a soured romance and a deadly rage that culminated in two murders across state lines.

Sally had been in a personal and business relationship with Michael Gunther, who managed her traveling carnival, Bl ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Sally Kennedy

    Female

    Council Bluffs

    IA

    2004-05-23

    46

    Sally

    Kennedy

    11/05/2025

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