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Betty Benson

Case from Novato, CA dated Feb 20, 2015

Victim Details

Betty Benson

Female

White / Caucasian

Novato

CA

2015-02-20

87

Betty

Benson

06/29/2026

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Betty Benson, aged 87, tragically passed away on February 20, 2015, in Novato, California. The circumstances surrounding her death were both shocking and sorrowful. On that fateful day, the Novato Police Department received a distressing report at approximately 4:43 p.m. Upon arriving at the scene on the 800 block of Tamalpais Avenue, officers discovered Betty Benson and her husband, Walter Benson, both deceased in their bed. The preliminary investigation conducted by the Novato Police Departmen ...
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  • Novato police say man fatally shot wife and himself at retirement home
  • SFGate: Novato couple in their 80s dead in suspected murder-suicide
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    Does anyone else find it deeply unsettling that an elderly couple could reach such a point of desper... ...Read More
    09/16/2023
    I've been thinking a lot about the tragic story of Betty and Walter Benson, especially after learnin... ...Read More
    04/10/2023
    I can't stop thinking about the lives Betty and Walter Benson might have led before this tragedy. It... ...Read More
    02/08/2023
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