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Emma W. Kappus

Case from Brunswick, GA dated May 01, 1989

Victim Details

Emma W. Kappus

Female

White / Caucasian

Brunswick

GA

1989-05-01

15

Emma

W. Kappus

06/23/2026

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In the quiet coastal town of Brunswick, Georgia, a tragic story unfolded in the spring of 1989, forever altering the lives of the Kappus family. On the morning of May 1st, the sounds of gunshots shattered the peace, leading to the grim discovery of two bodies in a shed. The victims were 15-year-old Emma W. Kappus, a female, and her 40-year-old father, Patrick Russell Kappus. Both had been fatally shot.

The investigation into the double homicide soon focused on a family member, Roddy Elroy ...
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  • Emma W. Kappus (1973-1989) - Find a Grave Memorial
  • Emma W. Kappus, age 15 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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