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Amanda Emkens

Case from Grand-rapids, MI dated Jul 07, 2011

Victim Details

Amanda Emkens

Female

White / Caucasian

Grand-rapids

MI

2011-07-07

27

Amanda

Emkens

07/06/2026

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In the summer of 2011, a tragic event unfolded in Grand Rapids, Michigan, forever altering the lives of several families. On July 7th, Amanda Renee Emkens, a 27-year-old female, was killed in a violent rampage that claimed the lives of six others. The devastating chain of events was set in motion by 34-year-old Rodrick Shonte Dantzler.

The spree of violence began in the afternoon and spanned across two separate residences in the city. At a home on Plainfield Avenue, Amanda Emkens, her 23- ...
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  • 2011 Grand Rapids shootings - Wikipedia
  • Grand Rapids mass murder victim: Amanda Renee Emkens, 27
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    I've been thinking a lot about Amanda Emkens and the unimaginable pain and fear she must have experi... ...Read More
    09/22/2024
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    I've been thinking about the part of this case where Dantzler led the police on tha... ...Read More
    01/26/2024
    I've been thinking a lot about the unspeakably tragic day of July 7, 2011, and I just can't shake th... ...Read More
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