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Richard Thayer

Case from Pine-grove, CA dated Apr 12, 2018

Victim Details

Richard Thayer II

Male

White / Caucasian

Pine-grove

CA

2018-04-12

60

Richard

Thayer

07/12/2026

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On April 12, 2018, Richard Thayer II, aged 60, was found dead in his home in Pine Grove, California, in what authorities have described as a double murder-suicide. The tragic incident also claimed the lives of 26-year-old Jacob Jedidiah Thayer and 27-year-old Marie Ann Leonetti. According to the Amador County Sheriff's Department, deputies responded to a call about a possible suicide at a residence on Hilltop Street around 3 a.m. Upon arrival, they discovered the bodies of the three individuals, ...
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  • Child Finds Parents, Grandfather Dead In Double Murder, Suicide
  • sacbee: Girl, 4, reports her father shot himself in apparent double murder suicide in Amador County
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