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Cole Scott Short

Case from Excelsior, MN dated Sep 10, 2015

Victim Details

Cole Scott Short

Male

White / Caucasian

Excelsior

MN

2015-09-10

17

Cole

Scott Short

07/02/2026

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In the late summer of 2015, a tragedy unfolded within a home in the community of Excelsior, Minnesota, forever altering the lives of those who knew the Short family. On September 10, 2015, authorities discovered the bodies of 17-year-old Cole Scott Short, a White male, and his family in their Lake Minnetonka residence. The scene that greeted first responders was one of unimaginable loss, a quiet suburban street suddenly the epicenter of a horrific event that would send shockwaves through the nei ...
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  • Star Tribune: Horrific details emerge in family murder-suicide in Lake Minnetonka home
  • Cole Scott Short, age 17 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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    I keep thinking about the sequence of events and the heartbreaking fear Karen must have felt in thos... ...Read More
    03/11/2024
    Hey everyone, I've been following this devastating case of the Short family and there's just one det... ...Read More
    01/17/2024
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    I can't stop thinking about the cell phone found with Karen Short. To me, it speaks... ...Read More
    03/31/2023
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