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Rebecca Avery was 13 when she was killed on April 17, 1989, in a case tied to what became known as the Kirtland Cult Killings in Lake County, Ohio. She, her parents Dennis and Cheryl Avery, and her sisters Trina and Karen were murdered and their bodies were found buried under soil, rocks, and garbage in the lower level of a barn in Kirtland. Personal items belonging to the family, including drawings and notebooks, were recovered at the scene.
The killings were carried out by followers of cult leader Jeffrey Lundgren; Lundgren and several followers killed the family in the barn. Lundgren was arrested, charged with five counts of murder, pled guilty, and received concurrent sentences of 15 years to life on each count.
Does anyone have memories of the Avery family or information about the Kirtland barn that could shed more light on what happened?