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Diana Pesserl

Case from West-bloomfield, MI dated Dec 09, 2016

Victim Details

Diana Pesserl

Female

White / Caucasian

West-bloomfield

MI

2016-12-09

31

Diana

Pesserl

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In a quiet West Bloomfield, Michigan neighborhood, 31-year-old Diana Pesserl's life was tragically cut short in what appeared to be a random and senseless act of violence. On December 9, 2016, her body was discovered inside her burning car behind the old Pine Lake Elementary School. An autopsy would later reveal that she had died from a single gunshot wound to her abdomen.

The investigation into her death quickly led police to two young men. The primary suspect was identified as 18-year-o ...
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  • MLive.com: Teen charged in killing of woman found shot in trunk of torched car
  • Pine Lake Elementary School (Closed 2010) Profile | West Bloomfield, Michigan (MI)
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