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Nancy Wheeler

Case from Watkins-glen, NY dated Oct 15, 1992

Victim Details

Name

Nancy J Wheeler

Gender

Female

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Watkins-glen

State

NY

Date Of Death

1992-10-15

Age At Death

48

First Name

Nancy

Last Name

Wheeler

Last Updated

07/15/2026

Case Description

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In the fall of 1992, a tragedy unfolded in the small village of Watkins Glen, New York, forever marking the community. On an otherwise ordinary Thursday morning in October, Nancy J. Wheeler, a 48-year-old resident of the neighboring Montour Falls, was at her job as a senior account clerk in the Schuyler County Support Collections Unit. Her day, and her life, were cut short in an act of violence that stunned the quiet county.

That morning, a 50-year-old man from North Ridgeville, Ohio, nam ...

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Nancy J. Tinker Wheeler (1944-1992) - Find a...

Watkins Glen Killings Called Planned (Published 1992)

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