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In a tragic case of mistaken identity, 91-year-old Mickey Pearl Crater was shot and killed in her Sun City, Arizona, vacation home on June 19, 2025. The horrifying incident unfolded when her next-door neighbor, 71-year-old Gary M. Mertz, saw lights on in the Crater residence and, believing them to be intruders, armed himself and entered the house.
Inside, Mertz confronted Mickey's son, DeWayne Crater, who was 65 at the time. Despite DeWayne's attempts to explain that it was his mother's h ...Read More
Inside, Mertz confronted Mickey's son, DeWayne Crater, who was 65 at the time. Despite DeWayne's attempts to explain that it was his mother's h ...Read More
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Mickey Crater
Female
White / Caucasian
Sun City
AZ
2025-06-19
91
Mickey
Crater
11/29/2025
Forum Posts (2)
I’ve been following the Mickey Crater case, and something that's been really weighing on me is the... ...Read More
06/24/2025
06/24/2025
Has anyone looked into the history of that house? It's unsettling to hear there was another homicide... ...Read More
06/21/2025
06/21/2025
