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Eleanor Herring

Case from Chester, PA dated Nov 09, 1974

Victim Details

Eleanor Herring

Female

Chester

PA

1974-11-09

30

Eleanor

Herring

07/06/2026

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Eleanor Herring, a 30-year-old woman from Chester, Pennsylvania, was killed on November 9, 1974, in a shooting that also wounded another person. Her death came in the early morning hours, and the brief details available leave behind the painful image of a life suddenly and violently taken. Eleanor was shot in the chest and was rushed to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, but she could not be saved. She was pronounced dead on arrival at about 2:40 a.m.

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