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Patricia Anderson Olmstead

Case from Wilmington, DE dated Apr 29, 2023

Victim Details

Patricia Olmstead

Female

Wilmington

DE

2023-04-29

86

Patricia

Anderson Olmstead

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/07/2026

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Just after sunrise on April 29, 2023, Patricia Anderson Olmstead, a female age 86, was found dead inside her Wilmington, Delaware home after an open-line 911 call drew troopers to the 1800 block of Veale Road. Responding Delaware State Police entered through an unsecured side door and discovered two elderly residents—Patricia and an 87-year-old man—lying in their beds with apparent gunshot wounds. A handgun was recovered in the man's possession, and investigators immediately characterized th ...
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  • 6abc Philadelphia: Delaware State Police say 2 people found shot, killed in bed were murder-suicide
  • 6abc Philadelphia: 2 people found shot, killed in bed in Delaware home: Delaware State Police
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    I wanted to discuss something that's been bothering me about the Veale Road case from April. It's re... ...Read More
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