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Gary Lynn Wilson

Death by Force
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Gary Lynn Wilson, a 69-year-old Vietnam War veteran, tragically lost his life on January 7, 2018, in a shocking incident that left the Bella Vista community near Redding, California, in disbelief. The Shasta County Sheriff's Office reported that Wilson was one of four victims in a murder-suicide orchestrated by his wife, Teresa Mae Wilson, aged 68. The incident occurred at their family home on Bella Vista Court, where Teresa Mae Wilson shot and killed her husband, their son Ellis Leroy Wilson II ...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

    Gary Lynn Wilson

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Redding

    CA

    2018-01-07

    69

    Gary

    Lynn Wilson

    11/05/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    It's truly difficult to wrap my head around what happened to the Wilson family. Gary Lynn Wilson sou... ...Read More
    01/06/2025
    I can't stop thinking about the animals involved in this tragic incident. It's truly devastating tha... ...Read More
    05/19/2024
    I’ve been thinking about the overwhelming trauma that must have been experienced by the first resp... ...Read More
    02/02/2024
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