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Mary Elizabeth Ervin

Case from Hickory, NC dated Jul 04, 2025

Victim Details

Mary Elizabeth Ervin

Female

Hickory

NC

2025-07-04

30

Mary

Elizabeth Ervin

07/02/2026

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Mary Elizabeth Ervin, 30, female, from Hickory, North Carolina, was found dead on the evening of July 4, 2025, inside a room at the Deluxe Inn on Highway 70 SW. Officers responding to a call about an unresponsive woman around 6:40 p.m. discovered Ervin with an apparent gunshot wound and pronounced her deceased at the scene. The Hickory Police Department identified the location as 325 Highway 70 SW and opened a homicide investigation.

Within days, investigators named 30-year-old James Dav ...
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  • https://www.wbtv.com: Man accused of killing woman in Hickory hotel room on July 4 denied bond
  • wcnc.com: Woman found dead in Hickory hotel, suspect arrested
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