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Troy Klein

Case from Hillsboro, WI dated Feb 02, 2005

Victim Details

Troy Klein

Male

White / Caucasian

Hillsboro

WI

2005-02-02

14

Troy

Klein

06/25/2026

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In the small community of Hillsboro, Wisconsin, the life of 14-year-old Troy "T.J." Klein, a Caucasian male, was tragically cut short on February 2, 2005. The teenager was a victim in a horrific event that also claimed the lives of 36-year-old Mary Ganshert and her 5-year-old daughter, Mandi Ganshert. The incident, which shook the quiet Vernon County town, was determined to be a murder-suicide.

The perpetrator of the killings was Mary Ganshert's estranged husband and Mandi's father. After ...
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