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Beth Eileen Lancelotta

Case from Ellicott-city, MD dated May 15, 2017

Victim Details

Name

Beth Eileen Lancelotta

Gender

Female

Race

Black / African American

City

Ellicott-city

State

MD

Date Of Death

2017-05-15

Age At Death

48

First Name

Beth

Last Name

Eileen Lancelotta

Last Updated

07/24/2026

Case Description

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Beth Eileen Lancelotta, a 48-year-old woman, tragically lost her life on May 15, 2017, in the suburban community of Ellicott City, Maryland. The events of that night unfolded in the backyard of her Sheppard Lane home, a place that had been the backdrop to her family life. It was there that she was fatally shot by her husband, Samuel Lancelotta, also 48, who then took his own life. The profound tragedy of the situation was compounded by the fact that their three teenage sons were inside the house ...

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WBAL: Ellicott City man, woman die in apparent murder-suicide

Obituary for Beth Eileen (Kennedy-DuVall) Lancelotta (Guest book)

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I was reading about the Lancelotta case again, and it really got me thinking about the impact these ... ...Read More
02/11/2024

I've been thinking a lot about this case, especially about the impact on the kids who were inside th... ...Read More
09/01/2023

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