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Ann Van Dyke

Case from Louisville, KY dated May 02, 2018

Victim Details

Ann Van Dyke

Female

White / Caucasian

Louisville

KY

2018-05-02

59

Ann

Van Dyke

07/05/2026

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Ann Van Dyke, a 59-year-old white woman from the small town of Louisville in Clay County, Illinois, died on May 2, 2018, in circumstances later recorded as a death caused by gun violence. She had been rooted in this rural county seat—a close-knit community where generations of families live within a short drive of one another—and it was there, on a Wednesday evening, that her life came to an abrupt end.

Ann was born on March 6, 1959, to Robert “Bob” L. Van Dyke and Marie Dell Van ...
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  • Effingham Daily News: UPDATE: 2 found dead in Louisville residence
  • Ann Van Dyke, age 59 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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