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Ila Mae Lou Averson

Case from Fargo, ND dated Jun 02, 2018

Victim Details

Ila Mae Lou Averson

Female

White / Caucasian

Fargo

ND

2018-06-02

85

Ila

Mae Lou Averson

06/29/2026

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In a quiet Fargo, North Dakota garage on a summer day, a tragic scene unfolded, marking the end of a long life. Ila Mae Lou Averson, an 85-year-old Caucasian woman, was found dead on June 2, 2018. Her death was not from natural causes, but rather the result of a gunshot wound, setting in motion a police investigation that would soon focus on the person closest to her.

The initial discovery in the garage also revealed her husband, Louis Averson, then 85, who was found with a self-inflicted ...
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