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Michael Joseph Howell

Case from Maggie-valley, NC dated Mar 23, 2014

Victim Details

Michael Joseph Howell

Male

White / Caucasian

Maggie-valley

NC

2014-03-23

50

Michael

Joseph Howell

07/01/2026

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Michael Joseph Howell, a 50-year-old white male, was found dead on March 23, 2014, in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. Howell, a former sports editor for the Columbia County News-Times, was discovered in a plastic container in the family's storage shed by house guests who were moving a pinball machine. His body was heavily decomposed, and it was determined that he had died from a single shotgun wound to the head.

The investigation revealed that Howell's daughter, Crystal Brooke Howell, was ...
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  • http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_warrants-teen-confessed-fathers-murder-15677.shtml
  • http://www.wlos.com/shared/news/features/top-stories/stories/wlos_breaking-teen-charged-murder-father-15633.shtml
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