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Wendy Williams

Case from Storrs, CT dated Apr 06, 1998

Victim Details

Wendy Williams

Female

White / Caucasian

Storrs

CT

1998-04-06

48

Wendy

Williams

07/04/2026

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Wendy Orlean Williams, a 48-year-old White female, died on April 6, 1998, near her home in Storrs, Connecticut. Her death was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. For many years, she had battled with deep depression and had made previous attempts to take her own life.

In the years leading up to her death, Williams had retired from the music industry where she was famously the lead singer of the punk rock band Plasmatics. She and her long-time partner, Rod Swenson, had moved to a ...
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  • Wendy O. Williams - Wikipedia
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