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On a tragic summer day, August 11, 1976, the life of 23-year-old Mark Falen was cut short in a horrifying act of violence in downtown Wichita, Kansas. Falen, a young man working as a bank loan officer, was going about his day, unaware of the deadly events that were about to unfold and claim him as one of its victims.
The perpetrator, 19-year-old Michael Soles of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, had armed himself with two rifles and a lunch pail filled with ammunition. He made his way to the top fl ...Read More
The perpetrator, 19-year-old Michael Soles of Sand Springs, Oklahoma, had armed himself with two rifles and a lunch pail filled with ammunition. He made his way to the top fl ...Read More
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Mark Falen
Male
Wichita
KS
1976-08-11
23
Mark
Falen
11/07/2025
Forum Posts (2)
It's been over four decades since the tragic shooting in downtown Wichita, and I was reading some ol... ...Read More
08/26/2024
08/26/2024
I've been looking into the 1976 Wichita tragedy, and I can't stop thinking about how Mark Falen's li... ...Read More
10/01/2023
10/01/2023
