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Kimberly Palmer

Case from Camden, ME dated Dec 15, 2000

Victim Details

Kimberly Palmer

Female

White / Caucasian

Camden

ME

2000-12-15

29

Kimberly

Palmer

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/14/2026

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On a cold December day in 2000, the life of 29-year-old Kimberly Palmer, a female resident of Camden, Maine, was tragically cut short. On December 15th, she was shot and killed by her 49-year-old boyfriend, Paul Turnbull, in a violent act that reverberated through the small community. After taking Kimberly's life, Turnbull then turned the gun on himself, ending his own life in a grim murder-suicide.

The incident was a stark example of domestic violence, a problem that plagued the state of ...
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  • 2000 Annual Homicides | Maine State Police
  • Maine homicides at lowest level ever, officials say - Cape Cod Times
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