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Nancy Jean Champion Lanza

Case from Newtown, CT dated Dec 14, 2012

Victim Details

Nancy Jean Champion Lanza

Female

White / Caucasian

Newtown

CT

2012-12-14

52

Nancy

Jean Champion Lanza

07/06/2026

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Nancy Jean Champion Lanza, a 52-year-old Caucasian female, was killed on December 14, 2012. A former resident of Kingston, New Hampshire, she had been living in Newtown, Connecticut, since 1998. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Nancy was the daughter of Dorothy and the late Donald Champion. After graduating from Sanborn Regional High School and attending the University of New Hampshire, she worked for John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company in Boston until 1992. In her community, she was known f ...
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  • https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/12/18/167527771/nancy-lanza-gunmans-mother-from-charmed-upbringing-to-first-victim
  • Connecticut State Police Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting Report
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