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Wayne Gadd

Case from Forest Hill, WV dated Sep 11, 2015

Victim Details

Wayne Gadd

Male

Forest Hill

WV

2015-09-11

79

Wayne

Gadd

07/04/2026

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On September 11, 2015, a gruesome and bizarre crime scene was discovered in Forest Hill, Summers County, West Virginia, involving the deaths of Wayne Gadd, 79, and his wife Patti Gadd, 73. The bodies of the couple were found by deputies from the Summers County Sheriff's Office, who were called to the scene by the couple's son, John Edward Gadd, 44.

Upon arrival, deputies encountered a bloody and disturbing crime scene. Wayne Gadd had been shot once, although there was suspicion that he mi ...
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  • Beckley Register-Herald: UPDATE: Summers sheriff investigating son in death of elderly Forest Hill couple
  • UPDATE - Summers County man arrested after parents found dead
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