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Patricia Morris List

Death by Force
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In the quiet, affluent town of Westfield, New Jersey, a dark secret lay hidden within the walls of a grand Victorian mansion. It was here that sixteen-year-old Patricia Morris List, a white female, lived with her family. Patricia was born on January 8, 1955, and by all outward appearances, was a typical teenager with a future full of promise. But on November 9, 1971, that future was brutally extinguished in an act of unimaginable violence that would haunt the community for decades.

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    Victim Details

    Patricia Morris List

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Westfield

    NJ

    1971-11-09

    16

    Patricia

    Morris List

    11/20/2025

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    08/20/2023
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