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McKenna Dutkiewicz

Case from Kalamazoo, MI dated Jun 01, 2020

Victim Details

McKenna Dutkiewicz

Female

White / Caucasian

Kalamazoo

MI

2020-06-01

21

McKenna

Dutkiewicz

06/27/2026

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McKenna Grace Dutkiewicz, a 21-year-old female from Wayland, Michigan, died on June 1, 2020, in Kalamazoo. A graduate of Wayland Union High School in 2017, she was active in the orchestra, swim team, and track and field. She had attended Eastern Michigan University for two years and was planning to continue her education at Western Michigan University.

The incident occurred at an apartment on Jack Pine Way in Kalamazoo during a gathering. John Jacob Spangenberg, then 23, was handling a 9m ...
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  • mlive: Kalamazoo man, 23, charged with open murder in killing of Wayland woman
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