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Palmer Lee Rousey

Case from Harrodsburg, KY dated Nov 09, 1991

Victim Details

Palmer Lee Rousey

Male

Harrodsburg

KY

1991-11-09

48

Palmer

Lee Rousey

07/05/2026

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On a tragic evening in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, the life of 48-year-old Palmer Lee Rousey, a male resident of Danville, was violently cut short. On November 9, 1991, Rousey was caught in a brutal outburst of jealousy that ended in a devastating murder-suicide, leaving four innocent people dead. The events were set in motion by Robert Daigneau, who was consumed by envy after his estranged wife, 33-year-old Donna Daigneau, had left him.

That Saturday, Donna Daigneau was on her way to a restau ...
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