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Samantha Carpenter

Case from New-paris, OH dated Dec 22, 2014

Victim Details

Samantha N. Carpenter

Female

White / Caucasian

New-paris

OH

2014-12-22

10

Samantha

Carpenter

06/30/2026

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On December 22, 2014, Samantha N. Carpenter, a 10-year-old girl from New Paris, Ohio, tragically lost her life in a domestic violence-related shooting incident. Samantha's mother, Catherine Gessman, aged 45, was also shot but survived and was treated at a hospital. The suspect, Brian Harleman, aged 43, who was Gessman's former boyfriend, forced his way into the residence where he had previously lived with Gessman and Carpenter. After an altercation, Gessman and Samantha fled through a rear door, ...
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  • WDTN: Accused shooter of 10-year-old had violent history
  • Man, child dead in New Paris, Ohio, shooting - Pal-Item
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