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Elizabeth Bauer

Case from Parsippany, NJ dated Jan 27, 1956

Victim Details

Elizabeth Jane Bauer

Female

White / Caucasian

Parsippany

NJ

1956-01-27

6

Elizabeth

Bauer

08/03/2026

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In a shocking act of violence that shattered a quiet Parsippany, New Jersey community, six-year-old Elizabeth Jane Bauer was killed on January 27, 1956. The young, white female was a victim of a horrific familicide orchestrated by her own father.

The tragedy unfolded when 49-year-old William D. Bauer, a local resident, fatally shot six members of his family before turning the gun on himself. In addition to Elizabeth, the victims included her mother, 42-year-old Florence Alice Bauer; her t ...
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  • Newspapers.com: Bauer kills own family 1956
  • Elizabeth Jane Bauer, age 6 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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