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Rachel Elaine Linder

Case from Saint James, MN dated Jun 16, 2018

Victim Details

Rachel Elaine Linder

Female

White / Caucasian

Saint James

MN

2018-06-16

43

Rachel

Elaine Linder

06/26/2026

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On a summer evening in Saint James, Minnesota, a family argument over a forgotten wedding anniversary escalated into a tragic double homicide. Rachel Elaine Linder, a 43-year-old White/Caucasian woman, and her mother, 67-year-old Joyce Ann Engelbrecht, were shot and killed on June 16, 2018. The perpetrator was Joyce's husband and Rachel's stepfather, Scott Francis Engelbrecht, who was 59 years old at the time.

The events of that fatal evening unfolded at the home Engelbrecht shared with h ...
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  • Police Arrest Man After Wife, Stepdaughter Found Shot
  • Star Tribune: St. James man charged in double homicide after family quarrel
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    It's truly difficult to comprehend how something as seemingly small as forgetting an anniversary cou... ...Read More
    03/27/2024
    Just found out about Rachel Linder and her mom, Joyce. I was reading through the case and can't wrap... ...Read More
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