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John Thomas Scanlon

Death by Force
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On a cold Valentine's Day in 1985, the life of John Thomas Scanlon, a 35-year-old White/Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in an act of sudden violence. A dedicated police officer with the Robbinsdale, Minnesota Police Department, Scanlon was a veteran of the Vietnam War and had served his community for 11 years. That evening, he and another officer responded to a report of a burglary at the intersection of France Avenue North and Lakeland Avenue. After a thorough search of the scene, no s ...Read More
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    • Victim Details

    John Thomas Scanlon

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Robbinsdale

    MN

    1985-02-14

    35

    John

    Thomas Scanlon

    11/08/2025

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