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Michelyn Joann Derning

Case from Spokane, WA dated Jul 04, 1998

Victim Details

Michelyn Joann Derning

Female

White / Caucasian

Spokane

WA

1998-07-04

47

Michelyn

Joann Derning

07/26/2026

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The life of Michelyn Joann Derning, a 47-year-old Caucasian female, came to a tragic end in the summer of 1998. The daughter of a Marine Corps colonel, she had grown up accustomed to the transient life of a military family. After graduating from high school in Virginia, she attended Palomar College in California and later worked as an executive secretary in San Diego. A marriage that brought a son into her life eventually dissolved due to struggles with drugs, leading to the loss of custody of h ...
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