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Anna Spangler

Case from East Dover, NJ dated Nov 09, 2011

Victim Details

Anna Spangler

Female

East Dover

NJ

2011-11-09

85

Anna

Spangler

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In the quiet community of East Dover, New Jersey, the life of 85-year-old Anna Spangler came to a tragic end in November of 2011. She and her husband of 64 years, George Spangler, were discovered deceased in their home by a Meals on Wheels employee. Both had succumbed to gunshot wounds.

Investigators at the scene recovered a firearm and determined that the incident was a murder-suicide. The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, along with the Toms River Police Department and the Ocean County ...
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  • Asbury Park Press: Murder-suicides not uncommon at the Jersey Shore
  • Police Investigating Possible Murder-Suicide in East Dover - Patch
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    I recently came across the case of Anna and George Spangler in East Dover, and there's something tha... ...Read More
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