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Diana Hathaway

Death by Force
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Diana Hathaway, a 31-year-old woman from Fayetteville, NC, tragically lost her life on August 5, 2014, in what was later identified as a double murder-suicide. Diana, along with her 14-year-old son, Zachary Phillips, were shot and killed by Gerald Patrick Marr, a 22-year-old man from Spring Lake. The incident occurred in front of Zachary's girlfriend's home on Winthrop Drive in Fayetteville. Diana's 15-year-old daughter, Kelsey Phillips, was also shot but survived the attack.

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  • ABC11 Raleigh-Durham: Mother, children victims in Cumberland County double murder-suicide
  • ABC11 Raleigh-Durham: 3 dead in Cumberland County murder-suicide, teen injured
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    Victim Details

    Diana Hathaway

    Female

    Fayetteville

    NC

    2014-08-05

    31

    Diana

    Hathaway

    11/13/2025

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    10/02/2024
    I’ve been thinking a lot about Kelsey, the 15-year-old daughter who survived the shooting that too... ...Read More
    07/05/2023
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    04/02/2023
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