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Emily Michelle Gerhart

Case from Gilbert, AZ dated Jul 26, 2016

Victim Details

Emily Michelle Gerhart

Female

White / Caucasian

Gilbert

AZ

2016-07-26

12

Emily

Michelle Gerhart

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/17/2026

Case Description

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In the summer of 2016, a quiet Gilbert, Arizona community was shaken by a heart-wrenching tragedy that unfolded within the walls of a family home. On July 26, 12-year-old Emily Michelle Gerhart, a young female, and her 17-year-old brother, Kyle Thomas Gerhart, were found deceased. The grim discovery marked the end of what investigators would later piece together as a devastating murder-suicide.

Subsequent investigations by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and the Arizona Department of ...
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  • azcentral: Arpaio: Confident deaths of Gilbert mom, kids a murder-suicide
  • Emily Michelle Gerhart, age 12 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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