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Copyright 1996 Star Tribune
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
August 28, 1996, Metro Edition
SECTION: News; Pg. 7B
LENGTH: 376 words
HEADLINE: Police suspect man's killing not
random
BYLINE: Chris Graves; Staff Writer
BODY:
A Minneapolis man found
asphyxiated Monday in his duplex probably knew his killer, police said
Tuesday.
Wally Lundin's body was found on a bed in
his duplex by coworkers who became concerned when he didn't show up for
work Monday morning. He was gagged and his hands and feet were bound behind
his back. He was wearing only underwear. The door to the duplex in the
200 block of 14th Av. NE. was open.
Lynn Closway, spokeswoman for American Express
Financial Advisors, Lundin's employer for the past 12 years, said Lundin
was so punctual that he would call in even if he was going to be 5 minutes
late.
Sgt. Scott Gerlicher said Lundin, 31, was
last seen going to the restroom at the Gay 90's bar about 11:30 p.m. Saturday;
his friends thought he left the bar shortly thereafter. He had gone to
the bar and a downtown block party earlier in the evening with friends
and co-workers.
It was not unusual for Lundin to leave the
bar without telling anyone, which investigators think he did Saturday,
Gerlicher said.
Investigators said Lundin lived alone and
wasn't dating anyone.
Anyone who saw Lundin at the bar or the party,
or who may have seen any suspicious activity around 14th Av. NE. and 2nd
St. between Saturday night and Sunday is asked to call 1-888-MPD-TIPS.
Investigators said there were no signs of
forced entry into the duplex and it appeared that nothing had been taken.
There also were no obvious signs of sexual assault.
Jennifer Lundin said her brother moved from
the family's home in Pine City, Minn., after graduating from high school
in 1983. That fall, he got the job at American Express and started college.
He attended the Minnesota School of Business and graduated from National
College, she said.
"He enjoyed being with friends and was always
on the go," said Jennifer Lundin, who was planning her brother's funeral
services with other family members.
Lundin traveled to Miami every winter and
often talked about moving south because he "hated Minnesota's winters,"
his sister said.
Jennifer Lundin said that she and her brother
were close and that he never mentioned having any problems with anyone.
"This has taken us completely by surprise,"
she said.
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