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Linda Plummer

Case from Portsmouth, NH dated Mar 30, 1987

Victim Details

Linda Plummer

December 18, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Portsmouth

NH

1987-03-30

39

Linda

Plummer

07/04/2026


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A woman dies as a result of arson
In the early morning hours of Saturday, October 11, 1986, a fire erupted at a residence located at 314 Islington Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The blaze, which was reported at approximately 3:25 a.m., was later determined to have been deliberately set, turning a tragic event into a complex homicide investigation. Two residents, 24-year-old Terry Giles and 29-year-old Joseph Poulin, perished in the fire that day. A third individual, a 39-year-old Caucasian female named Linda Plummer, was a ...
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  • Linda Plummer - New Hampshire Department of Justice - NH.gov
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    I was reading about the tragic arson case on Islington Street, and I couldn't stop thinking about Li... ...Read More
    09/03/2024
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    I've been looking into the tragic fire at 314 Islington Street and find myself reall... ...Read More
    08/01/2023
    I’ve been reading up on the arson case from Portsmouth in ‘86 and just feel so deeply for the fa... ...Read More
    06/08/2023
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