News of any murder is saddening, but when that murder remains unsolved for decades, it’s even more disheartening. And that’s exactly the case when it comes to Norman Ladner. The circumstances regarding the death of the 17-year-old have remained a mystery, forever haunting the Ladner family.
The year was 1989, and high school student Norman Ladner decided to do some hunting on family owned land near Picayune. An avid hunter, Norman was no stranger to hunting on the 122-acre property. At 7:00 pm, when the young boy still hadn’t returned home, his father began to worry. After searching the property, Norman Sr. found his son face down on the ground with a single gunshot wound to the head.
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