Zoe Desmarais murdered or death by force in Concord, New-hampshire.

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Case Description

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Zoe Desmarais, a 21-year-old recent college graduate from Concord, New Hampshire, was tragically killed in a murder-suicide outside the Steeplegate Mall on the evening of September 25, 2019. Desmarais, who had just started her first job after college, was shot in the head by her longtime boyfriend, 22-year-old Alexander Thorne.

Thorne then turned the gun on himself, taking his own life at the scene. Emergency responders rushed Desmarais to Concord Hospital, but she succumbed to her injuri ...Read More

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Officials identify victims of apparent murder-suicide that occurred outside Concord, NH mall

UnionLeader.com: Murder-suicide outside Steeplegate Mall in Concord

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Victim Details

name

Zoe Desmarais

gender

Female

race

White / Caucasian

city

Concord

state

NH

Date of Death

2019-09-25

Age at Death

21

First Name

Zoe

Last Name

Desmarais

solved

Primary Suspect Deceased

Last Updated

11/05/2025

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