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Cheryl Hanoian

Case from Fowler, CA dated Oct 15, 2025

Victim Details

Cheryl Hanoian

Female

White / Caucasian

Fowler

CA

2025-10-15

78

Cheryl

Hanoian

06/30/2026

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Cheryl Hanoian, 78, female, was found dead inside her Fowler, California home on October 15, 2025, alongside her 60-year-old son, James Kelley McFarland. Investigators and local reports identify the incident as a murder-suicide discovered after first responders were called to a residence on the 600 block of Citrus Avenue around 6:30 p.m. that evening. When officers could not make contact, they ultimately entered and found both individuals deceased from gunshot wounds, along with multiple dead do ...
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  • https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/son-kills-mother-fowler/
  • ABC30 Fresno: Man, woman, multiple animals found dead inside Fowler home, chief says
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