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Connie Stanley

Case from Silver-spring, MD dated Apr 13, 1975

Victim Details

Connie Stanley

Female

Black / African American

Silver-spring

MD

1975-04-13

52

Connie

Stanley

07/22/2026

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In the spring of 1975, a tragic event unfolded on the streets of Wheaton, Maryland, forever altering the lives of several families. On the evening of April 13th, a shooting spree cut short the life of 52-year-old Connie L. Stanley, a female resident of the Washington, D.C. area. The senseless act of violence was carried out by Michael Edward Pearch, an unemployed carpenter from Silver Spring.

That Sunday, Pearch, dressed in military fatigues and heavily armed, began a racially motivated a ...
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  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/local/2015/12/10/the-haunting-link-between-two-mass-shootings/
  • EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki: Wheaton, Maryland Shooting 1975
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    Has anyone else looked into the specifics of Connie Stanley's work as an organic chemist? It's so tr... ...Read More
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