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George Nelson Shaw Sr.

Case from Clarksburg, WV dated Apr 10, 2018

Victim Details

George Nelson Shaw Sr.

Male

Clarksburg

WV

2018-04-10

81

George

Nelson Shaw Sr.

07/01/2026

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In the spring of 2018, the life of 81-year-old George Nelson Shaw Sr., a male Air Force veteran, came to a tragic and unexpected end. On April 10, while under the care of the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, he passed away. Initially, his death may have appeared to be from natural causes, but the circumstances surrounding it soon raised suspicion. It was later determined that Shaw, who was not diabetic, had been injected with insulin, leading to a fatal drop in hi ...
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  • Death by homicide at a West Virginia VA Medical Center
  • Family devastated by VA hospital death ruled homicide
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