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Samantha Sproson

Death by Force
Case Description
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Samantha Ann Sproson, a 38-year-old woman from Hermosa Beach, California, tragically lost her life on December 31, 2011. According to the Los Angeles County coroner's records, she was shot and killed in her apartment located in the 700 block of Manhattan Avenue. Witnesses reported hearing an argument followed by a gunshot early that morning. When police arrived at the scene, they found Sproson dead from a gunshot wound to the head. A man, later identified as David Brian Abbott, was detained outs ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Samantha Sproson

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Hermosa-beach

    CA

    2011-12-31

    38

    Samantha

    Sproson

    11/19/2025

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    I can't stop thinking about the neighbors who overheard the argument and gunshot on that terrible mo... ...Read More
    12/29/2023
    Has anyone else come across information about Samantha Sproson's family and how they've been coping ... ...Read More
    04/23/2023
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