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Mia Parcells

Death by Force
Case Description
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Mia Parcells, a 3-year-old girl from Lake George, NY, tragically lost her life on September 6, 2011, in a murder-suicide incident orchestrated by her father, Adam Parcells. The family had been staying at the Adirondack Camping Village, a campground near Lake George, when the incident occurred. Adam Parcells, who was in the process of separating from Mia's mother, Marcia Cobb Parcells, used a .45-caliber rifle to shoot Mia and her 10-year-old half-sister, Noel Parcells, before turning the gun on ...Read More
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  • Glens Falls Post-Star: Man kills daughters, self in Lake George
  • Times Union: Death's lure was ice cream
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    Victim Details

    Mia Parcells

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Lake-george

    NY

    2011-09-06

    3

    Mia

    Parcells

    11/18/2025

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    08/31/2023
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    Noel Parcells

    Death: Sep 06, 2011
    Noel Parcells, a 10-year-old girl from Rochester, New York, tragically lost her life on September 6, 6 ...Read More