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Ellis Leroy Wilson II

Death by Force
Case Description
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Ellis Leroy Wilson II, aged 44, tragically lost his life on January 7, 2018, in a harrowing incident in Bella Vista, near Redding, California. The Shasta County Sheriff's Office reported that Wilson was one of the victims in a suspected murder-suicide orchestrated by his mother, Teresa Mae Wilson, aged 68. On that fateful day, Teresa Mae Wilson shot and killed her husband, Gary Lynn Wilson, aged 69, her son Ellis Leroy Wilson II, and her daughter-in-law, Zoe Lynn (Burnett) Wilson, aged 20. The f ...Read More
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  • KRCR: SCSO: Woman kills family, pets in Bella Vista murder-suicide
  • Four found dead in burned Shasta County home in apparent murder suicide
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    Victim Details

    Ellis Leroy Wilson II

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Redding

    CA

    2018-01-07

    44

    Ellis

    Leroy Wilson II

    12/04/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    I can't stop thinking about how this tragedy impacts those left behind, especially the friends of Zo... ...Read More
    12/29/2024
    I can't stop thinking about the pets that were lost in this tragic event. I've heard so many people ... ...Read More
    01/16/2024
    Did anyone else notice the significance of the pets in this case? It's truly unsettling to think abo... ...Read More
    04/18/2023
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