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Emma Bauer

Case from Parsippany, NJ dated Jan 27, 1956

Victim Details

Emma Bauer

Female

White / Caucasian

Parsippany

NJ

1956-01-27

84

Emma

Bauer

07/17/2026

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On a tragic day in Parsippany, New Jersey, 84-year-old Emma Bauer, a female resident, lost her life in a devastating event that shook the community. The incident, which occurred on January 27, 1956, involved a murder-suicide orchestrated by her 49-year-old son, William D. Bauer. This violent act resulted in the deaths of seven people in total, including William himself.

The series of events unfolded as William D. Bauer fatally shot six members of his own family before turning the gun on h ...
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  • Newspapers.com: Bauer kills own family 1956
  • Elizabeth Jane Bauer, age 6 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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