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Marlene Krens

Case from Nanty-glo, PA dated Mar 05, 2020

Victim Details

Marlene Krens

Female

White / Caucasian

Nanty-glo

PA

2020-03-05

57

Marlene

Krens

07/05/2026

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On a Thursday morning in March, 57-year-old Marlene Krens returned to her Jackson Township home for lunch from her job at PennCrest Bank in Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania. It was March 5, 2020, and in a matter of moments, her life would be tragically cut short. As she arrived, her estranged husband, 58-year-old Donald Krens, pulled into the driveway and confronted her. The confrontation ended with Donald fatally shooting Marlene before turning the gun on himself.

Shortly after 11 a.m., a Cambria ...
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  • The Tribune-Democrat: Coroner: Man shot wife, self in Jackson Township
  • The Tribune-Democrat: Cambria County coroner says two dead in Jackson Township murder-suicide
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