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Ernest Starry

Case from Robstown, TX dated Jul 27, 2018

Victim Details

Ernest Starry

Male

White / Caucasian

Robstown

TX

2018-07-27

85

Ernest

Starry

07/14/2026

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Ernest Starry, an 85-year-old male resident of Robstown, Texas, was tragically killed on July 27, 2018, in a shooting spree that claimed the lives of four other family members. Ernest Starry was residing in the Retama Manor Nursing Center when he was fatally shot by his son, Richard Starry, 60, who also killed Ernest's wife, Thelma Montalvo, 60, during the same incident. The motive behind the shooting remains unclear, and Richard Starry subsequently turned the gun on himself, committing suicide ...
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  • Ernest Starry – Disability Day of Mourning
  • Corpus Christi Caller-Times: Police mum on motive of shooting that left 5 dead in South Texas farming town
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