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Teresa Lynn Schmitt Shook

Case from Hamilton, MT dated Dec 12, 1985

Victim Details

Teresa Lynn Schmitt Shook

Female

White / Caucasian

Hamilton

MT

1985-12-12

32

Teresa

Lynn Schmitt Shook

Yes

07/02/2026

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On a cold December evening in 1985, the tranquility of a family home in Hamilton, Montana, was shattered by an act of brutal violence. Inside, 32-year-old Teresa Lynn Schmitt Shook, a White/Caucasian female, and her husband, Michael, were settling in for the night with their three young children. An intruder, who would later be identified as the prime suspect, Wayne Nance, forced his way into their home, forever altering the course of their family's story.

The horrific ordeal began when N ...
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  • Wayne Nance - Wikipedia
  • Teresa Lynn Schmitt Shook (1953-1985) - Memorials - Find a Grave
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