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Margaret Distler

Case from Las Vegas, NV dated May 22, 2017

Victim Details

Margaret Distler

Female

White / Caucasian

Las Vegas

NV

2017-05-22

84

Margaret

Distler

07/19/2026

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On May 22, 2017, Margaret Distler, an 84-year-old woman, and her husband, Clarence Distler, 86, were found dead in Las Vegas, Nevada. The couple had been reported missing by their family members on the night of May 20, 2017, after they had not been heard from since earlier that afternoon.

The bodies of Margaret and Clarence Distler were discovered around 7 a.m. on May 22 near a rear wall bordering the southwest corner of a business complex on the 7300 block of South Pecos Road, near East ...
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  • Las Vegas Review-Journal: Couple found dead in Las Vegas took own lives, coroner says
  • Margaret Distler, age 84 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    I'm really saddened by the loss of Margaret and Clarence Distler. I can't stop thinking about their ... ...Read More
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