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Deborah Sue Harden

Case from Lancaster, KS dated May 28, 1968

Victim Details

Deborah Sue Harden

Female

White / Caucasian

Lancaster

KS

1968-05-28

3

Deborah

Sue Harden

06/29/2026

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Deborah Sue Harden, age 3, female, White/Caucasian, died on May 28, 1968, in Lancaster, Kansas. That Tuesday, the Harden farmhouse in Atchison County fell silent when the family was attacked as they slept. Deborah and her sister, Julie Lynn, 5, were found in their beds, as was their father, William Scott Harden, 30. Contemporary reporting placed the events squarely in the night and early morning hours, with deputies concluding that the shots were fired while the victims were sleeping.

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  • May 29, 1968, page 38 - The Kansas City Times at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com
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