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Kenneth Wade Morey

Case from Edmond, OK dated Aug 20, 1986

Victim Details

Kenneth Wade Morey

Male

White / Caucasian

Edmond

OK

1986-08-20

49

Kenneth

Wade Morey

07/16/2026

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In the quiet city of Edmond, Oklahoma, the morning of August 20, 1986, was shattered by an act of violence that would leave a lasting scar on the community. On this day, Kenneth Wade Morey, a 49-year-old male rural carrier, was killed at his place of work, the Edmond Post Office. His life was tragically cut short in a mass shooting that became one of the deadliest workplace massacres in U.S. history.

The perpetrator was identified as Patrick Sherrill, a 44-year-old part-time letter carrie ...
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  • Edmond Post Office Massacre | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
  • MAIL CARRIER KILLS 14 IN POST OFFICE, THEN HIMSELF (Published 1986)
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