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Vicki Ann Garner

Case from Tyler, TX dated Sep 24, 1996

Victim Details

Vicki Ann Garner

Female

Tyler

TX

1996-09-24

38

Vicki

Ann Garner

07/27/2026

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Vicki Ann Garner, a 38-year-old woman, was brutally murdered on September 24, 1996, in her home in Tyler, Texas. Garner, who lived in an apartment complex catering to individuals with mental disabilities, was a patient at Andrews Center Behavioral Healthcare Systems and worked in the copy/mail room there. On the night of her murder, she had a friend over who left around 8:15 p.m. Shortly after, an intruder broke into her home.

The following morning, at approximately 6:45 a.m., the Tyler F ...
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