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Peter Bauer

Case from Parsippany, NJ dated Jan 27, 1956

Victim Details

Peter David Bauer

Male

White / Caucasian

Parsippany

NJ

1956-01-27

2

Peter

Bauer

07/12/2026

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In a shocking and tragic event that unfolded on January 27, 1956, in Parsippany, New Jersey, two-year-old Peter David Bauer, a White male, was killed. The quiet community was rocked by the news of the death of young Peter, along with six other members of his family, at the hands of his own father.

The perpetrator was identified as 49-year-old William D. Bauer. In an act of extreme violence, he fatally shot his wife, Florence Alice Bauer, 42, and their two children, six-year-old Elizabeth ...
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  • Newspapers.com: Bauer kills own family 1956

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