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Claudine Eggers, a 78-year-old white female, was found dead on July 27, 1979, in the trailer home she shared with her husband, Joseph Fischer, in Wassaic, Dutchess County, New York. She had been stabbed 35 times.
Joseph Fischer, a 50-year-old white male and ex-convict, had been paroled in 1978 after serving 24 years for the 1953 murder of a 16-year-old boy. Upon his release, he married Claudine Eggers, whom he had corresponded with during his incarceration. The couple's relationship dete ...Read More
Joseph Fischer, a 50-year-old white male and ex-convict, had been paroled in 1978 after serving 24 years for the 1953 murder of a 16-year-old boy. Upon his release, he married Claudine Eggers, whom he had corresponded with during his incarceration. The couple's relationship dete ...Read More
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Claudine Eggers
Female
Wassaic
NY
78
Claudine
Eggers
11/14/2025







