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Janet Lynn Shanahan

Case from Eugene, OR dated Apr 23, 1969

Victim Details

Janet Lynn Shanahan

November 6, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Eugene

OR

1969-04-23

1969-04-23

yes

$45,000

22

Janet Lynn

Shanahan

09/23/2026


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Janet Lynn Shanahan was a 22-year-old White/Caucasian woman living in Eugene, Oregon, when she was killed in April 1969. She had been married to Christopher John Shanahan for about ten months and was attending the University of Oregon during the spring term, studying with the goal of becoming a teacher. On the evening of April 21, she attended a birthday gathering for her 15-year-old brother at her family's home on Rutledge Street in west Eugene. Her husband did not accompany her to the celebrat ...
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