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Carol Zimmerman

Case from Shoemakersville, PA dated Mar 20, 2017

Victim Details

Carol Zimmerman

Female

White / Caucasian

Shoemakersville

PA

2017-03-20

50

Carol

Zimmerman

06/27/2026

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In the early hours of a Monday morning in Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania, a distressing 911 call marked the tragic end for 50-year-old Carol A. Zimmerman. On March 20, 2017, authorities received a call from Zimmerman at approximately 1:07 a.m. from the 200 block of Fourth Street, in which she stated, 'Garry shot me'. Police later found her deceased behind the residence.

The man she identified as her shooter, 61-year-old Garry Maurer, was subsequently found dead in his own home on the 400 b ...
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  • themorningcall.com: 'Garry shot me,' woman tells 911 dispatcher in Berks County murder-suicide, police say
  • 6abc Philadelphia: Mystery surrounds murder-suicide in small Berks Co. town
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