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Kenneth Franklin Lafferty III

Case from New Martinsville, WV dated Nov 20, 2017

Victim Details

Kenneth Franklin Lafferty III

Male

White / Caucasian

New Martinsville

WV

2017-11-20

20

Kenneth

Franklin Lafferty III

07/04/2026

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Kenneth Franklin Lafferty III, a 20-year-old resident of New Martinsville, West Virginia, passed away on November 20, 2017. The incident occurred while he was engaged in deer hunting, a activity he was participating in at the time of his death.

According to Hoy R. Murphy Jr., the media representative for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Lafferty's death was classified as a “single subject incident while hunting deer with a rifle”. This indicates that the incident invol ...
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  • WRIC: West Virginia hunter killed in accident on opening day of deer season
  • 20-year-old hunter killed on opening day of W.Va. deer firearm season
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