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Esther Nyambura Muchina-Dobie

Case from Savage, MN dated Mar 30, 2015

Victim Details

Esther Nyambura Muchina-Dobie

Female

Black / African American

Savage

MN

2015-03-30

39

Esther

Nyambura Muchina-Dobie

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Esther Nyambura Muchina-Dobie, a 39-year-old Kenyan woman residing in Savage, Minnesota, was found dead on March 30, 2015. Authorities believe she was the victim of a murder-suicide perpetrated by her husband, Rodney Terrell Dobie, aged 41. The tragic incident occurred at their home on the 9300 Block of 125th Street. Police responded to a welfare call from Muchina's employer after she failed to report for work, which was deemed unusual by her colleagues.

Upon arrival, officers found one o ...
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