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John Careaga

Case from Bremerton, WA dated Jan 27, 2017

Victim Details

John Careaga

Male

White / Caucasian

Bremerton

WA

2017-01-27

43

John

Careaga

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In the quiet community of Bremerton, Washington, the life of 43-year-old John Careaga, a White male, came to a tragic and violent end in January 2017. The horrifying events began to unfold on January 27th, a day that would forever be seared into the memory of the local community. On that day, firefighters were called to the Careaga family home, where they discovered a raging fire. Inside, they found the bodies of John's wife, Christale Careaga, and two teenage boys, Hunter Schaap and Johnathon H ...
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