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Sylvia Duffe

Case from Cedar-bluff, AL dated Nov 16, 2015

Victim Details

Sylvia Duffe

Female

White / Caucasian

Cedar-bluff

AL

2015-11-16

71

Sylvia

Duffe

Yes

06/22/2026

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In the quiet community of Cedar Bluff, Alabama, the night of November 16, 2015, turned into a scene of unimaginable horror. Inside a residence on County Road 664, 71-year-old Sylvia 'Sue' Duffe, her 68-year-old sister Clara Edwards, and Clara's 49-year-old daughter, Pamala Collette Marts Oshel, were tragically killed. The women were victims of a violent rampage that stemmed from a domestic dispute.

The horrifying events were set in motion by Donnie Lee Abernathy, who was involved in a cus ...
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  • Sylvia Duffe, age 71 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • Capital Murder Case Bound Over to Grand Jury | AM 1180 Radio
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    Has anyone else been struck by the impact Sylvia Duffe had on Cedar Bluff? It’s so unsettling to t... ...Read More
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