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Sharon Gerot

Case from Riverside, IA dated May 01, 2011

Victim Details

Sharon Gerot

Female

White / Caucasian

Riverside

IA

2011-05-01

54

Sharon

Gerot

06/26/2026

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In the quiet, rural landscape of Riverside, Iowa, the life of 54-year-old Sharon Gerot, a female resident, came to a sudden and violent end on Sunday, May 1, 2011. On that spring afternoon, she was outside her home on Deer Run Drive, engaged in the mundane task of mowing her lawn. It was an ordinary day that would soon take a horrific turn, shattering the peace of the small community. Emergency services received a distress call around 3:43 p.m. reporting a shooting. When officers from the Washin ...
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  • Hansen and Gerot were to marry, documents reveal
  • Authorities: Riverside woman shot as she mowed
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    I've been reading more about the tragic loss of Sharon Kay Maydew Gerot, and I can't... ...Read More
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