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Alexandra Lee Pennig

Case from Saint Paul, MN dated Dec 16, 2022

Victim Details

Alexandra Lee Pennig

Female

White / Caucasian

Saint Paul

MN

2022-12-16

32

Alexandra

Lee Pennig

06/28/2026

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In the early morning hours of December 16, 2022, the life of 32-year-old Alexandra Lee Pennig was cut short in her downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota apartment. Responding to a distressing 911 call made by her boyfriend, 44-year-old Matthew Ecker, police arrived to find a tragic scene. Ecker, a family nurse practitioner from Fergus Falls, claimed that Pennig had shot herself in the head.

Officers discovered Pennig in the bathroom with a gunshot wound to the left side of her head. A handgun wa ...
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  • Twin Cities: Fergus Falls man charged with killing girlfriend at her St. Paul apartment
  • KSTP.com Eyewitness News: Fergus Falls man charged with murder after reporting St. Paul woman's death as suicide
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    I've been reading through the details surrounding Alex's tragic death, and something that really sti... ...Read More
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    Does anyone else find it strange that Alexandra's dedication to helping others didn't seem to carry ... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been struck by how many lives Alexandra touched through her healthcare work? It's so... ...Read More
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