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Jedediah Privacky

Case from Muskegon, MI dated Nov 29, 1998

Victim Details

Jedediah Privacky

Male

Muskegon

MI

1998-11-29

19

Jedediah

Privacky

07/14/2026

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On a day that should have been for family gathering and belated Thanksgiving celebrations in Muskegon, Michigan, 19-year-old Jedediah Privacky's life was cut tragically short. On November 29, 1998, Jedediah was relaxing in his family's home, watching television, when his younger brother, Seth, fatally shot him in the back of the head with a. 22-caliber Ruger. This act was the beginning of a horrific chain of events that would leave five people dead.

The violence that Sunday afternoon stem ...
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  • mlive: Question remains 20 years after Thanksgiving family massacre: Why?
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    I can’t help but think about how close Seth and Steven Wallace must have been for Steven to get in... ...Read More
    09/26/2024
    I've been thinking a lot about how the community responded right after the Privacky tragedy in Muske... ...Read More
    09/10/2023
    Has anyone looked into the relationship between Jedediah and his brother Seth before the incident? I... ...Read More
    02/10/2023
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