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A man is shot dead during a burglary
Dale Vincent Borneman, 47, male, finished a shift at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and returned to his South Charleston Avenue home in Bremerton on October 31, 1981. He often rode his bicycle home, a quiet routine that framed the rhythms of his life. That evening, as he entered the carport, he interrupted a burglary in progress. The confrontation turned fatal: investigators later concluded he was shot with his own. 38-caliber pistol.
The intruder fled in Borneman’s 1976 Ford Granada, ...Read More
Dale Vincent Borneman, 47, male, finished a shift at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and returned to his South Charleston Avenue home in Bremerton on October 31, 1981. He often rode his bicycle home, a quiet routine that framed the rhythms of his life. That evening, as he entered the carport, he interrupted a burglary in progress. The confrontation turned fatal: investigators later concluded he was shot with his own. 38-caliber pistol.
The intruder fled in Borneman’s 1976 Ford Granada, ...Read More
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Dale V Borne
August 7, 2022
Male
Bremerton
WA
1981-10-31
47
Dale
Borne
11/09/2025
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I came across something that’s been nagging at me about Dale Borneman's case. It strikes me that t... ...Read More
05/26/2024
05/26/2024
It’s really disturbing to think about how quickly someone’s life can be turned upside down. I ca... ...Read More
08/12/2023
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