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Nancy Adams

Case from Fallston, PA dated Nov 20, 1977

Victim Details

Nancy Adams

Female

White / Caucasian

Fallston

PA

1977-11-20

29

Nancy

Adams

07/03/2026

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In the quiet community of Fallston, Pennsylvania, a grim discovery on November 20, 1977, marked the beginning of a decades-long mystery. Inside their home, 31-year-old William Adams was found shot to death by his two young children, aged 7 and 4. His wife, 29-year-old Nancy Adams, was missing. The shocking event left the small borough in fear and a family shattered by the violent loss of a father and the disappearance of a mother.

For years, the fate of Nancy Adams remained unknown, a pai ...
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    Does anyone else find it incredibly frustrating that Edward Surratt was never tried for Nancy and Wi... ...Read More
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    I was just thinking about how traumatic it must have been for Nancy and William Adams's child, who f... ...Read More
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