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Janice Conta

Case from Oak-lawn, IL dated Feb 26, 2014

Victim Details

Janice Conta

Female

White / Caucasian

Oak-lawn

IL

2014-02-26

68

Janice

Conta

06/24/2026

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Janice Conta, a 68-year-old white female, tragically lost her life on February 26, 2014, in Oak Lawn, Illinois. The incident was part of a devastating event that authorities have classified as an apparent murder-suicide. Janice Conta was found deceased in her first-floor bedroom, a victim of gunshot wounds inflicted by her 36-year-old son, John Conta Jr. The horrific sequence of events unfolded early in the morning when emergency responders were called to the scene due to a fire at the Conta res ...
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  • Four Dead In “Apparent Murder-Suicide,” Fire - NBC Chicago
  • Janice Conta, age 68 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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