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Hazel Temple

Case from Westport, ME dated Jun 21, 2005

Victim Details

Hazel Temple

Female

White / Caucasian

Westport

ME

2005-06-21

98

Hazel

Temple

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/11/2026

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In the quiet coastal town of Westport, Maine, a tragedy unfolded on June 21, 2005, ending the long life of 98-year-old Hazel Templeman. The circumstances of her death were contained within the walls of her own home, a place that should have been a sanctuary in her advanced years. On that day, the female victim was found deceased, not from natural causes that might be expected at her age, but from a gunshot wound.

The investigation into her death revealed a heart-wrenching conclusion. Law ...
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