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Bertha Maxine Anderson

Case from Canyon-country, CA dated Dec 11, 2013

Victim Details

Bertha Maxine Anderson

Female

White / Caucasian

Canyon-country

CA

2013-12-11

68

Bertha

Maxine Anderson

06/26/2026

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Bertha Maxine Anderson, aged 68, was tragically killed on December 11, 2013, in Canyon Country, California. Her death was part of a harrowing incident involving her husband, Lance Holger Anderson. On that day, Lance Anderson fatally shot Bertha at their condominium. He then proceeded to a North Hills nursing facility, where he also shot and killed his sister, Lisa Florence Nave, who was 58 years old at the time. The motive behind these killings was reportedly linked to the severe health issues b ...
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  • Memorial Annex: 2013
  • Murder charges filed against man in shooting death of wife, sister at nursing home
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