On July 13, 2024, Virginia “Ginger” Louise Melton, 58, a White/Caucasian woman from Herrin, Illinois, died in her hometown. Family notices later confirmed her full name, age, and date of death, marking the loss of a woman born in Peoria on June 28, 1966.
That Saturday, police and state investigators were called to a residence in the 3100 block of Weaver Road, where Melton was found with multiple gunshot wounds. Illinois State Police began a death investigation at the scene, a quiet n
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