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Joyce Ann Engelbrecht

Case from Saint James, MN dated Jun 16, 2018

Victim Details

Joyce Ann Engelbrecht

Female

White / Caucasian

Saint James

MN

2018-06-16

67

Joyce

Ann Engelbrecht

07/13/2026

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Joyce Ann Engelbrecht, aged 67, was tragically shot on June 16, 2018, in Saint James, Minnesota. The incident occurred following a heated argument with her husband, Scott Francis Engelbrecht, aged 59, who had forgotten their wedding anniversary. According to the criminal complaint, Scott Engelbrecht shot Joyce in the forehead with a. 22-caliber rifle. The altercation escalated when Joyce's daughter from a previous marriage, Rachel Elaine Linder, aged 43, intervened. Scott then turned the gun on ...
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  • https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/1143295
  • Engelbrecht sentenced to life without parole - KEYC
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