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Eliza Kristine Orellana

Case from Gerrardstown, WV dated Sep 20, 2018

Victim Details

Eliza Kristine Orellana

Female

White / Caucasian

Gerrardstown

WV

2018-09-20

8

Eliza

Kristine Orellana

06/21/2026

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On a Thursday afternoon, September 20, 2018, 8-year-old Caucasian female Eliza Kristine Orellana and her 11-year-old sister had just returned to their Gerrardstown, West Virginia home from school. Their mother, Julie Orellana, called them upstairs with a story about kittens being stuck under a bed. Once the girls were in the bedroom, their mother began shooting, striking both of them. The older sister, despite being shot in the leg, managed to escape the room and jump from an adjacent bedroom wi ...
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  • West Virginia mom charged with fatally shooting her 8-year-old daughter
  • WJLA: West Virginia mom accused of shooting daughters, killing her 8-year-old
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