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Leanne Nichols

Case from Brookline, MA dated Dec 30, 1994

Victim Details

Leanne Nichols

Female

White / Caucasian

Brookline

MA

1994-12-30

38

Leanne

Nichols

07/22/2026

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On a tragic day in Brookline, Massachusetts, 38-year-old Leanne Nichols, a White/Caucasian female, lost her life in a violent attack on December 30, 1994. Nichols was working as a receptionist at the Preterm Health Services clinic when a gunman entered and opened fire. The assailant, John C. Salvi III, first targeted a Planned Parenthood clinic in the area, where he killed 25-year-old receptionist Shannon Lowney and wounded three others.

Salvi then drove approximately two miles to the Pre ...
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  • Misandry Angie: Eugenics & Contraception, part 29
  • https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/abortviolence/stories/salvi.htm
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    I recently came across a detail about the tragic events in Brookline that really struck a chord with... ...Read More
    05/20/2024
    Reading about the loss of Lee Ann Nichols is so deeply saddening. ? While we often focus on the viol... ...Read More
    05/01/2024
    I recently came across an old article while researching the Brookline shootings, and it mentioned an... ...Read More
    05/15/2023
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