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TerriLynne Collins

Death by Force
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In the quiet, rural community of Concho, Arizona, a place she and her husband envisioned as their future retirement haven, 54-year-old TerriLynne Collins' life was tragically cut short in the pre-dawn hours of an October morning in 2017. The harrowing event unfolded while she was on the phone with her husband, Ernest Collins Jr., who was miles away in the Phoenix area. He was forced to listen, helpless, as his wife confronted an intruder in what became a fatal struggle.

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    Victim Details

    TerriLynne Collins

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Concho

    AZ

    2017-10-03

    54

    TerriLynne

    Collins

    Yes

    11/29/2025

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