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Johannes VanderPaauw

Death by Force
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In the early morning hours of October 10, 1991, a deadly chain of events unfolded, culminating in the tragic death of 59-year-old Johannes VanderPaauw in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The male victim was one of four individuals killed in a violent rampage carried out by a disgruntled former postal worker. The night before, the killer, Joseph M. Harris, began his vengeful spree at the Wayne, New Jersey, home of his former supervisor, Carol Ott. There, he brutally murdered Ott with a samurai sword and sh ...Read More
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  • Newspapers.com: 600 mourn rampage victims part 2/2 (Cornelius Kasten, Donald McNaught, Johannes VanderPaauw 1991) - Newspapers.com
  • KILLER GETS DEATH AGAIN – New York Daily News
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    Victim Details

    Johannes M. VanderPaauw

    Male

    Ridgewood

    NJ

    1991-10-10

    59

    Johannes

    VanderPaauw

    11/17/2025

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