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Norma Faye Johnston Woodruff

Case from Royse City, AR dated Oct 16, 2005

Victim Details

Norma Faye Johnston Woodruff

Female

White / Caucasian

Royse City

AR

2005-10-16

42

Norma

Faye Johnston Woodruff

Substantiated

07/28/2026

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In the quiet town of Royse City, Texas, a horrific discovery shattered the community's sense of peace. On October 18, 2005, the bodies of Norma Faye Johnston Woodruff, a 42-year-old female, and her husband, Dennis Woodruff, were found brutally murdered in their new home. A family friend, concerned after relatives had been unable to reach them for a couple of days, made the grim discovery. The couple had been shot and stabbed multiple times in what was described as a bloody and violent scene. Inv ...
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    Does anyone else find the timeline around Dennis and Norma Woodruff's last known contact really puzz... ...Read More
    11/15/2024
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