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Deborah Kay Towner

Case from Ionia-township, MI dated May 04, 2015

Victim Details

Deborah Kay Towner

Female

Ionia-township

MI

2015-05-04

57

Deborah

Kay Towner

07/08/2026

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On a tragic evening in Ionia Township, Michigan, the life of 57-year-old Deborah Kay Towner was cut short. On May 4, 2015, Ionia County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to her home on Kingston Road after receiving a 911 call in which no one spoke. Upon their arrival, they discovered the bodies of Deborah and her husband, 58-year-old Harry Emerson Towner, in the backyard of their residence. The subsequent investigation by the sheriff's office concluded that Harry Towner had killed his wife befo ...
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  • Woman found dead in Ionia backyard once sought help to move out
  • Two found dead in Ionia Township backyard, no suspects sought
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