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Janet Pettit

Case from Modesto, CA dated Aug 08, 2013

Victim Details

Janet Pettit

Female

Modesto

CA

2013-08-08

59

Janet

Pettit

07/10/2026

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On August 8, 2013, the peaceful neighborhood of Modesto, California, was shaken by the tragic deaths of Janet Pettit and her husband, Scott Pettit. Both 59 years old, Janet and Scott were well-respected members of their community. Janet worked as a neonatal nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist at Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, while Scott was a martial arts instructor who owned the Riverbank Black Belt Academy. The couple was found dead in their home after a fire broke out in the ...
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