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Sarah Wierstad

Death by Force
Case Description
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On the evening of October 18, 2015, Sarah Wierstad, a 24-year-old Caucasian female, was tragically killed just steps from her home in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The young mother was returning from one of her two jobs, pursuing her dream of becoming a chef by attending culinary school, when she unknowingly walked into a burglary in progress at her East Side apartment. This fateful interruption set off a chain of events that would end her life and launch a complex investigation into a night of widespr ...Read More
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  • Star Tribune: Third man charged in fatal shooting of St. Paul woman
  • KSTP.com: Report: 2 Arrested in Shooting Death of St. Paul Mother
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    Victim Details

    Sarah Wierstad

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Saint Paul

    MN

    2015-10-18

    24

    Sarah

    Wierstad

    11/08/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    I’ve been thinking a lot about how hard it must be for Sarah Wierstad’s family, especially her y... ...Read More
    01/20/2024
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    05/29/2023
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