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Megan Ripley

Case from Paris, ME dated Dec 07, 2006

Victim Details

Megan Ripley

Female

White / Caucasian

Paris

ME

2006-12-07

18

Megan

Ripley

Yes

07/09/2026

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On a crisp December afternoon in 2006, the life of 18-year-old Megan Ripley, a White female, was tragically cut short in the woods behind her familyï s farmhouse in Paris, Maine. On December 7th, while walking with her younger brother, she was struck in the chest by a single bullet from a muzzleloader. The shot was fired by a hunter who was in the area. Emergency responders rushed to the scene and transported her to Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway, but she was pronounced dead shortly after ...
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  • WGME: A hunter killed this Maine man's daughter. Now he's working to make the woods safer.
  • 2006 Annual Homicides | Maine State Police
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    I can't stop thinking about the tragic incident involving Megan Ripley and how deeply it must affect... ...Read More
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