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Philip Hamlin

Case from Normandy Park, WA dated Jan 25, 2014

Victim Details

Philip Hamlin

Male

White / Caucasian

Normandy Park

WA

2014-01-25

96

Philip

Hamlin

07/05/2026

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In the quiet waterfront community of Normandy Park, Washington, the long and fruitful life of 96-year-old Philip Hamlin came to a shocking and violent end on Saturday, January 25, 2014. A pioneer in cable television who was still active in his neighborhood, Hamlin was a man whose cardiologist believed he might live to be 100. That future was brutally cut short inside his own home. The man later charged with his murder was someone known to the family, 22-year-old Shane Chamberlain.

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  • The Seattle Times: Charges: Elderly Normandy Park man killed with own handgun
  • Normandy Park murder victim was cable TV pioneer - KIRO 7
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