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A latent print card is referenced by number but is missing from the released inventory.
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ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Cass County, ND
The Murder of Merle Vachon (1988)
Merle Vachon was killed near Pine Hollow in Cass County, ND in 1988. The death was ruled a homicide caused by blunt force trauma, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
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- 1988
Passers-by discovered the victim near Pine Hollow shortly after dawn.
- 1989
A grand jury heard testimony and returned no indictment.
- 2018
DNA held in storage was re-tested with modern methods.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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