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Kate Ardmond

Case from Portland, OR dated Dec 25, 2016

Victim Details

Kate Ard

Female

White / Caucasian

Portland

OR

2016-12-25

24

Kate

Ardmond

07/09/2026

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On December 25, 2016, 24-year-old Katelynn May Armand, known as Kate, was tragically killed by her estranged husband, 30-year-old James Tylka, in King City, Oregon. The couple, who had recently separated and were undergoing divorce proceedings, shared a young daughter. Kate was found lying dead in the street after reports of gunshots near Tylka's residence, where he had been living with his mother in a senior citizen neighborhood.

Following the shooting, Tylka fled the scene, prompting a ...
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