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Anita Louise Knight Lindner

Death by Force
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On a summer day, June 20, 1994, the life of 39-year-old Anita Louise Knight Lindner, a White female, was tragically cut short in a violent rampage at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington. A mother of three and a dedicated Camp Fire leader, she had driven to the base from her home in Cheney to refill a prescription. Little did she know she would cross paths with a disgruntled ex-airman intent on revenge.

That afternoon, 20-year-old Dean Mellberg, who had been discharged from the Air Forc ...Read More
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  • Fairchild Air Force Base - Wikipedia
  • Anita Louise Knight Lindner, age 39 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    Victim Details

    Anita Louise Knight Lindner

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Fairchild Afb

    WA

    1994-06-20

    39

    Anita

    Louise Knight Lindner

    11/09/2025

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