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Katherine Marie Pohjonen

Case from Vadnais Heights, MN dated Jan 25, 2011

Victim Details

Katherine Marie Pohjonen

Female

White / Caucasian

Vadnais Heights

MN

2011-01-25

19

Katherine

Marie Pohjonen

06/21/2026

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In the winter of 2011, concerns grew when 19-year-old Katherine Marie Pohjonen, a White female, failed to appear for work in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota. A worried co-worker's call to the police on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, led to a grim discovery at the townhouse Katherine shared with her 21-year-old husband, Kalen Pohjonen. Authorities entered the residence to find the young couple deceased.

The Ramsey County Medical Examiner's office later confirmed that both Katherine and Kalen had di ...
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