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Janet Nance

Case from Ellington, MO dated Oct 18, 2017

Victim Details

Janet L. Nance

Female

White / Caucasian

Ellington

MO

2017-10-18

72

Janet

Nance

07/05/2026

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On a tragic day in October 2017, 72-year-old Janet Nance and her 86-year-old husband, James Nance, were fatally shot in their home near Ellington, Missouri. The incident, which also left a 73-year-old friend of the couple injured from two gunshot wounds to the head, was the culmination of what authorities believe began as a scheme to scam the elderly couple. Janet Nance died at a hospital on the day of the shooting, October 18, 2017, while her husband succumbed to his injuries a few days later. ...
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  • Suspect in local scam charged in Ellington double homicide | Gasconade County Republican
  • Charleston Gazette-Mail: Janet L. Nance
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    Did anyone else catch the heartbreaking detail about how the Nances were targeted because of a scam?... ...Read More
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