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Patricia Monk

Case from Saltsburg, PA dated Dec 22, 2016

Victim Details

Patricia A Monk

Female

White / Caucasian

Saltsburg

PA

2016-12-22

54

Patricia

Monk

07/09/2026

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Patricia A. Monk, a 54-year-old woman from Saltsburg, PA, tragically died on December 22, 2016, in what was determined to be a murder-suicide. She was killed by her husband, Gregory Monk, 58, who shot her with a rifle while she slept. Gregory Monk then turned the gun on himself with a handgun. The incident occurred at their home on Forest Drive in Loyalhanna Township, Westmoreland County.

State police responded to the scene after one of Patricia's sons received a distressing phone call fr ...
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  • Police: Husband, Wife Dead In Westmoreland County Murder-Suicide
  • Patricia A Monk, age 54 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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