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Debra Lynn Benedict

Case from Factoryville, PA dated May 12, 2017

Victim Details

Debra Lynn Benedict

Female

White / Caucasian

Factoryville

PA

2017-05-12

57

Debra

Lynn Benedict

07/08/2026

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Debra Lynn Benedict, a 57-year-old woman from Factoryville, PA, tragically died on May 12, 2017. Her death was part of a murder-suicide incident involving her husband, Kevin J. Benedict, who was 56 years old. The couple was found dead in their home in Nicholson Township, Wyoming County, by state troopers who were alerted after the couple failed to show up for work.

The investigation revealed that Kevin Benedict shot Debra Benedict with a .22-caliber rifle, and then turned the gun on himse ...
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