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Cara Franchaele Cardinal

Case from Ore-city, TX dated Dec 15, 2019

Victim Details

Cara Franchaele Cardinal

Female

Ore-city

TX

2019-12-15

42

Cara

Franchaele Cardinal

06/24/2026

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Cara Franchaele Cardinal, a 42-year-old woman from Ore City, Texas, tragically lost her life on December 15, 2019. The incident occurred in the 6300 block of Periwinkle Road in Ore City, where she was found shot in the front yard of her residence. Her mother, Gay Coleman Wagner, 68, was also shot and sustained life-threatening injuries. The perpetrator, Bernard Fustonberg III, 60, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a truck as he attempted to flee the scene.

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  • https://www.kltv.com: Upshur County Sheriff’s Office identifies victims of Sunday’s shooting
  • https://www.easttexasmatters.com/crime/2-dead-1-survivor-in-apparent-east-texas-double-murder-suicide/
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