Mary Grace Sturgeon

Death by Force

Mary Grace Sturgeon, a five-year-old girl from Helena, New York, tragically died on June 19, 1966. Her death was part of a horrific incident that involved the deaths of multiple family members. The Sturgeon family, including Mary Grace, her siblings, and her father, K. Wesley Sturgeon, were found dead from shotgun blasts. The incident was ruled a murder-suicide, with K. Wesley Sturgeon identified as the perpetrator. He had been reportedly acting "moody" in the days leading up to the tragic event ...Read More

Mary Grace Sturgeon, age 5 - National Gun Violence Memorial