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Police search for suspect in Lincoln Hospital homicide

Police are looking for 44-year-old Racquel Haughton in connection with the homicide.

Isabella Giardina

Oct 9, 2025, 10:09 PM

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A memorial and presser were held Thursday for Cynthia Vann, the Lincoln Hospital homicide victim.

Thursday would have been her 56th birthday.

Vann went to Lincoln Hospital for treatment of a liver condition when she was attacked on the early morning of Sept. 11.

She later died from her injuries.

Police are looking for 44-year-old Racquel Haughton in connection with the homicide.

Authorities say she punched Vann in the head four times during the attack.

Vann filed a report with the hospital, but no arrests were made.

A CT scan later showed Vann suffered a brain bleed in result of the attack.

She went into emergency surgery, where she later died from her injuries.

Her family says they couldn’t recognize her when they visited the hospital.

Police are still searching for Haughton. Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

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