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Mary Ann Olson

Case from Brookeville, MD dated May 07, 2018

Victim Details

Mary Ann Olson

Female

White / Caucasian

Brookeville

MD

2018-05-07

66

Mary

Ann Olson

07/16/2026

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In the quiet community of Brookeville, Maryland, a horrific act of violence shattered the peace on May 7, 2018, resulting in the tragic death of 66-year-old Mary Ann Olson. A retired family practitioner, she was known for her kind and heroic nature. The incident that claimed her life was a triple homicide that also took the lives of two other individuals, Craig Harold Shotwell, age 54, and Danny Lee Murphy, age 70.

The events unfolded when a man, after holding his wife captive, went to a ...
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  • WBFF: UPDATE: Owings Mills Man Identified as Brookeville Shooting Victim
  • WJLA: Police: 3 killed in shooting at Montgomery County home; suspect dead
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