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Lynn Thompson

Death by Force
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On a quiet August morning in 2016, the tranquility of a rural Mahnomen, Minnesota farm was shattered by a 911 call reporting a shooting. When deputies from the Mahnomen County Sheriff's Office arrived at the residence, they discovered a somber scene. Inside the home, they found the body of 68-year-old Elizabeth Thompson. A further search of the property led them to a Quonset hut, where they found her husband, 74-year-old Lynn Thompson, a White male, also deceased.

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    Victim Details

    Lynn Thompson

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Mahnomen

    MN

    2016-08-09

    74

    Lynn

    Thompson

    11/08/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    Has anyone looked into the community events Lynn and Betty were involved in? It's tragic when lives ... ...Read More
    11/18/2023
    I’ve been following the Lynn and Elizabeth Thompson case for a while now, and something about it j... ...Read More
    02/10/2023
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