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Francis Lytton

Case from Sunset-beach, NC dated Jul 05, 2004

Victim Details

Francis Louise Lytton

Female

Sunset-beach

NC

2004-07-05

83

Francis

Lytton

07/08/2026

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On July 5, 2004, in Sunset Beach, North Carolina, 83-year-old Frances Louise Johnson Lytton, a Caucasian female, was found deceased alongside her husband, 79-year-old Charles Robert Lytton. Authorities determined that Charles Lytton fatally shot his wife before taking his own life. The incident was classified as a murder-suicide, with Charles Lytton identified as the sole perpetrator. No other suspects were involved, and no arrests were made in connection with the case.

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