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Katharine Woolums

Case from Mesa, AZ dated Oct 16, 2025

Victim Details

Katharine Woolums

Female

Mesa

AZ

2025-10-16

93

Katharine

Woolums

07/03/2026

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In the quiet hours of an October morning in Mesa, Arizona, a long life came to a tragic and unexpected end. Katharine Woolums, a 93-year-old woman, was living with her husband of many years, 92-year-old Jerome Woolums, at a senior care facility where they were both receiving medical care. The staff at the group home on West Mendoza Avenue were met with a grim discovery in the couple's bedroom on October 16, 2025, a scene that would unravel a story of desperation and violence.

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  • https://www.azfamily.com: Police identify husband, wife killed in murder-suicide at Mesa senior group home
  • Shooting involving Mesa couple in 90s believed to be murder-suicide
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