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Benjamin Hobson Chamness Jr.

Case from San-marcos, TX dated Jun 09, 2015

Victim Details

Benjamin Hobson Chamness, Jr.

Male

White / Caucasian

San-marcos

TX

2015-06-09

87

Benjamin

Hobson Chamness Jr.

07/04/2026

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Benjamin Hobson Chamness Jr., an 87-year-old man from San Marcos, Texas, passed away on June 9, 2015. He was identified as a male of Caucasian ethnicity. The circumstances surrounding his death were tragic and involved his wife, Joyce Chamness, who was 85 years old. According to reports, the couple was found dead in Joyce's hospital room at the Central Texas Medical Center in San Marcos.

Police investigations revealed that the incident was an apparent murder-suicide. Benjamin Chamness sh ...
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  • San Antonio Express-News: Husband, wife killed in murder-suicide at San Marcos hospital identified

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    I've been thinking a lot about the Chamness case, and one detail that keeps puzzling me is how nobod... ...Read More
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    Just been reading about the Chamness case and found it so deeply unsettling. The fact that hospital ... ...Read More
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