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Steve Groene (1957-2019)
Steve Groene, whose family was traumatized when his children fell prey to a serial murderer and child molester in 2005, died early Monday. He was 62. Relatives said the cause was stage 4 lung cancer.
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Steve Groene, seen on the front porch of his Coeur d’Alene home in August 2018, died early Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. He was 62, and relatives said the cause was stage 4 lung cancer.
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Overcome with emotion, Steve Groene leans on Kootenai County Prosecutor Bill Douglas as he is presented with a new custom motorcycle at the Coeur d’Alene Resort in 2006.
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Steve Groene receives a hug from Darlene Torres, the mother of his ex-wife, Brenda Matthews Groene, in a Kootenai County courtroom in 2006.
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Steve Groene releases balloons after a memorial service for his sons, Dylan and Slade, in Post Falls in 2005.
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Steve Groene walks away after speaking at a news conference in Coeur d’Alene in 2005.
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