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Telemachus Nicholas Tel Orfanos

Case from Thousand-oaks, CA dated Nov 07, 2018

Victim Details

Telemachus Nicholas “Tel” Orfanos

Male

White / Caucasian

Thousand-oaks

CA

2018-11-07

27

Telemachus

Nicholas Tel Orfanos

07/17/2026

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Telemachus Nicholas "Tel" Orfanos, aged 27, tragically lost his life on November 7, 2018, in Thousand Oaks, California. Orfanos was one of the 12 victims of the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill, a popular country music venue. The shooter, identified as Ian David Long, entered the bar late at night and began firing indiscriminately into the crowd. This horrific event occurred just over a year after Orfanos had survived the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas, where 58 peo ...
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  • Thousand Oaks shooting - Wikipedia
  • Imperial Valley Press Online: Calipatria woman’s brother wounded in mass shooting
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