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Michelle Marie Ploetz

Case from Saint Paul, MN dated Apr 16, 2014

Victim Details

Michelle Marie Ploetz

Female

Asian

Saint Paul

MN

2014-04-16

20

Michelle

Marie Ploetz

06/21/2026

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Born in Seoul, Korea as Yun, Tae Eun, Michelle Marie Ploetz was a 20-year-old female who had built a life in Saint Paul, Minnesota. A young mother, she was navigating the complexities of co-parenting with her 19-year-old boyfriend, Timothy Scott Hendricks. Concerns over Hendricks' behavior had previously led Michelle's father to try and have him committed on three separate occasions, fearing he might harm their family. A woman who had let Hendricks stay with her also told police he had talked ab ...
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  • Star Tribune: Charges: Man shoots, kills his son's mother in St. Paul as she sat next to boy
  • St. Paul Man, 19, Arrested In Woman's Shooting
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    Something about the whole aftermath of this case tugs at the heart. I keep thinking about Michelle's... ...Read More
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