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Terri Benfield

Case from Mount-holly, NC dated Jan 22, 2014

Victim Details

Terri Benfield

Female

White / Caucasian

Mount-holly

NC

2014-01-22

64

Terri

Benfield

06/30/2026

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Martha Terri Crisp Benfield, a 64-year-old woman from Mount Holly, North Carolina, tragically passed away on January 22, 2014. Terri was a devoted member of the Community Pentecostal Church and a loving mother and grandmother. She was known for her deep faith and dedication to her family, especially her grandchildren.

Terri's death was the result of a murder-suicide carried out by her husband, Clyde Benfield, who was 69 years old at the time. The incident occurred in their home while thei ...
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  • Police: Man kills wife, then self after daughter-in-law comes and gets ...
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