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Carol Ott

Case from Ridgewood, NJ dated Oct 10, 1991

Victim Details

Carol Ott

Female

White / Caucasian

Ridgewood

NJ

1991-10-10

30

Carol

Ott

06/23/2026

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In the autumn of 1991, a tragic event unfolded that would forever mark the community of Ridgewood, New Jersey. Carol Ott, a 30-year-old woman, became a victim of a horrifying act of violence that stemmed from a workplace grievance. On the night of October 9th, a former U.S. postal worker named Joseph M. Harris, who had been fired from his job, embarked on a deadly rampage. Harris, armed with a machine gun, grenades, and a samurai sword, first went to the home Carol shared with her fiancé, Corne ...
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