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Giselle Pettycord

Case from Barling, AR dated Oct 09, 2015

Victim Details

Giselle Pettycord

Female

Barling

AR

2015-10-09

79

Giselle

Pettycord

08/03/2026

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In the small city of Barling, Arkansas, a quiet residential street became the scene of a heart-wrenching family tragedy on October 9, 2015. Giselle Pettycord, a 79-year-old woman, was found in her home with fatal injuries. Authorities were initially called to the residence for a welfare check, a routine call that would soon escalate into a grim discovery.

Inside the house, located near the corner of O Street and 6th Terrace, officers found both Pettycord and her 52-year-old son, Stephen H ...
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  • ARKANSASMATTERS: Police Identify Mother and Son in Apparent Murder Suicide
  • Barling Police identify victims in murder-suicide - KHBS
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