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Gary Lynn Wilson

Case from Redding, CA dated Jan 07, 2018

Victim Details

Gary Lynn Wilson

Male

White / Caucasian

Redding

CA

2018-01-07

69

Gary

Lynn Wilson

07/11/2026

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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 ...
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  • Four found dead in burned Shasta County home in apparent murder suicide
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    It's truly difficult to wrap my head around what happened to the Wilson family. Gary Lynn Wilson sou... ...Read More
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    I can't stop thinking about the animals involved in this tragic incident. It's truly devastating tha... ...Read More
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