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Doreen Kay Powell

Case from Garner, NC dated Feb 25, 2010

Victim Details

Doreen Kay Powell

Female

Garner

NC

2010-02-25

46

Doreen

Kay Powell

06/28/2026

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Doreen Kay Powell, a 46-year-old woman from Garner, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on February 25, 2010. The incident occurred in her home at 217 Whithorne Drive, where she was found alongside her husband, Daniel Jonathan Powell, aged 52. The police identified the case as a murder-suicide, with Daniel Powell being the perpetrator. He called 911 at around 10:30 a.m. on the day of the incident, calmly confessing to the dispatcher that he had killed someone. The call was traced to the Pow ...
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  • WRAL.com: Police: Garner man killed wife, himself
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