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Leona Diane Gray Caires

Case from Moses Lake, WA dated Feb 02, 1996

Victim Details

Leona Diane Gray Caires

Female

White / Caucasian

Moses Lake

WA

1996-02-02

49

Leona

Diane Gray Caires

07/03/2026

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On a cold February afternoon in 1996, the quiet community of Moses Lake, Washington, was shattered by an act of violence that claimed the life of 49-year-old White female, Leona Diane Gray Caires. A dedicated algebra teacher at Frontier Junior High School, Caires was in her fifth-period class when a student, 14-year-old Barry Loukaitis, entered the room dressed in a western-style duster and carrying a rifle and two handguns. The events that unfolded next would leave a lasting scar on the town an ...
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  • Leona Diane Gray Caires, age 49 - National Gun Violence Memorial
  • Leona Diane Gray Caires (1946-1996) - Memorials - Find a Grave
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