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Shirley Carter

Case from Lacona, IA dated Jun 19, 2015

Victim Details

Shirley Carter

Female

White / Caucasian

Lacona

IA

2015-06-19

68

Shirley

Carter

06/24/2026

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In the quiet farming community of Lacona, Iowa, the morning of June 19, 2015, began like many others for 68-year-old Shirley Carter, a White female. She and her husband of more than 50 years, Bill Carter, went out for coffee, a familiar routine. After their coffee, Bill dropped Shirley back at their rural farmhouse before he left to haul corn. This ordinary day would soon take a devastating turn, leaving a family fractured and a community in search of answers. It was later that morning that the ...
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  • whotv.com: Marion County Man Files Suit Against Son in Wife’s Shooting Death
  • Des Moines Register: Marion County man files suit against son in wife’s shooting death
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