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Nightflower Staats

Case from Middletown, PA dated Jan 02, 2019

Victim Details

Nightflower Staats

Female

White / Caucasian

Middletown

PA

2019-01-02

44

Nightflower

Staats

07/01/2026

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Nightflower Staats, a 44-year-old woman from Middletown, PA, tragically lost her life on January 2, 2019, in a murder-suicide incident. The incident also claimed the life of her 7-year-old son. The gunman was identified as Staats' estranged husband, Marvin Caddell, who was 49 years old. According to reports, Caddell shot Staats and their son before turning the gun on himself.

The tragic event occurred in their apartment on South Union Street in Middletown. Police were called to the scene ...
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  • WPMT FOX43: Dauphin County District Attorney weighs in on Middletown murder-suicide
  • WHP: UPDATE | 7-year-old killed in Middletown murder-suicide
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