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Verna ONeil

Case from Lake-worth, FL dated Jul 23, 1987

Victim Details

Verna ONeil

Female

Lake-worth

FL

1987-07-23

Verna

ONeil

06/25/2026

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Verna O'Neil, a woman from Lake Worth, Florida, died on July 23, 1987, under circumstances that were initially reported as a suicide. Verna, who was married to James O'Neil, was found with a gunshot wound to her head. At the time, James O'Neil told the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office that Verna had threatened to kill herself during an argument about her excessive drinking and a burnt dinner. According to James, Verna grabbed a gun and pointed it at her head, and as he tried to take it away fr ...
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  • sun-sentinel.com: 30 years after wife's 'suicide,' husband charged with manslaughter
  • NBC 6 South Florida: Florida Man Charged in Wife's 1987 Killing After Confession to Daughter: Deputies

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