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Apr 2024
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A Picture Perfect Home and the Horror In...

Morning Cup of Murder
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April 11th: Dennis Jurgens Killed (1965)

Time and time again we hear about picture perfect homes holding horrors we could never imagine. Today’s story began as one such case but, even when faced with ample evidence to prove otherwise, many felt as though their hands were tied and left unable to help. On April 11th 1965 a young boy lost his life at the hands of a perfect adoptive mother who saw him as nothing more than a bad seed.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Dennis_Jurgenshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_Jurgenshttps://www.presspubs.com/white_bear/news/a-death-in-white-bear-lake-notorious-crime-in-city-history-marks-50-years/article_1dca2e0e-e2fe-11e4-a17d-6311e99b067e.htmlhttps://murderpedia.org/female.J/j/jurgens-lois.htmhttps://apnews.com/article/4d971675ec33098acb6cae3e4e93ed9ehttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-28-mn-355-story.htmlhttps://the-line-up.com/a-death-in-white-bear-lake-child-abuse-that-led-to-murder

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