In 1980, 19-year-old Diane Edwards was walking home from her waitressing job at the Perkins Pancake House in West St. Paul when she was accosted by serial killer Joseph Donald Ture. She was forced into his car, raped, murdered, and thrown into a ditch in rural Sherburne County where she was discovered two weeks later. Upon capture, Ture confessed to the crime. He told law enforcement officials that he frequented the Perkins restaurant where she worked and asked her out on dates.
Ture was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. While serving his sentence, Ture was later connected to two cold cases: the 1979 murder of 18-year-old Marlys Wohlenhaus and the 1978 murder of Alice Huling and three of her children, Susan, 16; Wayne, 13; and Patti, 12.
Military Information: TSGT, US ARMY
Ture was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. While serving his sentence, Ture was later connected to two cold cases: the 1979 murder of 18-year-old Marlys Wohlenhaus and the 1978 murder of Alice Huling and three of her children, Susan, 16; Wayne, 13; and Patti, 12.
Military Information: TSGT, US ARMY
In 1980, 19-year-old Diane Edwards was walking home from her waitressing job at the Perkins Pancake House in West St. Paul when she was accosted by serial killer Joseph Donald Ture. She was forced into his car, raped, murdered, and thrown into a ditch in rural Sherburne County where she was discovered two weeks later. Upon capture, Ture confessed to the crime. He told law enforcement officials that he frequented the Perkins restaurant where she worked and asked her out on dates.
Ture was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. While serving his sentence, Ture was later connected to two cold cases: the 1979 murder of 18-year-old Marlys Wohlenhaus and the 1978 murder of Alice Huling and three of her children, Susan, 16; Wayne, 13; and Patti, 12.
Military Information: TSGT, US ARMY
Ture was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. While serving his sentence, Ture was later connected to two cold cases: the 1979 murder of 18-year-old Marlys Wohlenhaus and the 1978 murder of Alice Huling and three of her children, Susan, 16; Wayne, 13; and Patti, 12.
Military Information: TSGT, US ARMY
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