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Melanie Wade

Death by Force
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Melanie Elaine Wade, a 37-year-old resident of Staunton, Virginia, tragically passed away on February 24, 2018, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Born on March 21, 1980, in Staunton, she was remembered as an artistic individual and a devoted mother to her three children. Wade's death was the result of a violent incident that occurred on February 23, 2018, at a residence on South Sheets Street in Staunton. She was shot in the head by her boyfriend, Orion J. Painter, ...Read More
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  • The News Leader: Social media remembers slain Staunton woman
  • The Daily Progress: Man, 22, wanted in shooting of Staunton woman
    • Victim Details

    Melanie Wade

    Female

    Staunton

    VA

    2018-02-23

    37

    Melanie

    Wade

    11/14/2025

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