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Irene Bryant

Case from Pisgah National Forest, NC dated Oct 21, 2007

Victim Details

Irene Bryant

Female

White / Caucasian

Pisgah National Forest

NC

2007-10-21

84

Irene

Bryant

06/24/2026

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Irene Bryant, an 84-year-old Caucasian woman, was brutally murdered on October 21, 2007, while hiking in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, alongside her husband, John Bryant, an 81-year-old Caucasian man. The couple, avid hikers who had retired to Hendersonville, North Carolina, had parked their maroon Ford Escape at Yellow Gap Road before setting off on their trek. Their disappearance was noticed when neighbors observed accumulating newspapers outside their home, prompting their son, Robe ...
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  • Irene Bryant Autopsy Report Released - The Transylvania Times
  • Hilton admits he killed John and Irene Bryant - BlueRidgeNow.com
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