Ryan Dean Buttz, age 15

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Lost to gun violence on November 5, 1996 in Ankeny, Iowa.

Photo sources:

• Newspapers.com: Article clipped from Iowa City Press-Citizen
• Ryan Dean Buttz (1981-1996) - Find a Grave...

News sources:

• Murderpedia.org

Also killed were:

• DeLane Kay Park Buttz, age 38
• Lindsey Jean Buttz, age 12

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