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Case Description
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Hope Laraine Kennedy, a 45-year-old woman from Newton, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on December 23, 2021. She was found suffering from a gunshot wound at her home, where she lived with her boyfriend, Thomas Matthew Gardner, and their two teenage children. The incident occurred following a domestic dispute that escalated into a physical altercation, during which Gardner shot Kennedy.

Kennedy was immediately taken to Catawba Valley Medical Center, where she succumbed to her inju ...Read More
Victim Details

Hope Kennedy

Female

White / Caucasian

Newton

NC

2021-12-23

45

Hope

Kennedy

11/23/2025