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Barbara Kavanaugh, aged 88, was found dead on April 19, 2016, at the Solaris Healthcare facility in Port Charlotte, Florida. The tragic incident was determined to be a murder-suicide involving her husband, Frank Kavanaugh, aged 81. Frank, a right-to-die advocate, fatally shot Barbara before taking his own life. The couple was discovered by medical staff at around 1:17 a.m. in Barbara's nursing home room. Barbara had been living at the facility due to a degenerative brain disease, which significa ...Read More
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Barbara Kavanaugh
Female
White / Caucasian
Port-charlotte
FL
2016-04-19
88
Barbara
Kavanaugh
11/19/2025
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I came across this case while reading about the tragic story of Barbara Kavanaugh and her husband, F... ...Read More
10/25/2024
10/25/2024
Has anyone else been following the Barbara and Frank Kavanaugh case? It's so unbelievably sad to thi... ...Read More
03/15/2024
03/15/2024
Has anyone else been following the tragic case of Barbara and Frank Kavanaugh? I’ve been thinking ... ...Read More
07/02/2023
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