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Joan Frank

Case from Wichita-falls, TX dated Jul 04, 2023

Victim Details

Joan Frank

Female

Black / African American

Wichita-falls

TX

2023-07-04

62

Joan

Frank

Yes

07/27/2026

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On July 4, 2023, Joan Frank, 62, was found deceased in her Wichita Falls, Texas, residence. Police responded to a welfare check at the home on Craigmont Drive around 11:30 p.m. Upon arrival, officers discovered Frank in an upstairs bedroom with fatal gunshot wounds. Her husband, identified as 65-year-old Cedric Sartin, was found in an adjacent bedroom suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth with serious injuries. ...
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  • WFPD: One woman dead following domestic violence call
  • Wichita Falls murder suspect dies while awaiting trial
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