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Rex Gearheart

Case from Breaks, VA dated May 26, 2016

Victim Details

Rex Gearheart

Male

White / Caucasian

Breaks

VA

2016-05-26

45

Rex

Gearheart

06/28/2026

Case Description

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In the quiet expanse of Breaks Interstate Park, a life dedicated to education and community came to a sudden and tragic end. Rex Andrew Gearheart, the 45-year-old male superintendent of Bristol, Virginia City Schools, was found dead on the evening of Thursday, May 26, 2016. His passing sent ripples of shock and sorrow through the communities he had served with passion and a larger-than-life personality.

On that Thursday evening, a park maintenance employee at Breaks Interstate Park was st ...
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  • www.roanoke.com: Gearheart, Rex Andrew

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    I've been following the tragic case of Rex Gearheart, and one thing that's been nagging at me is the... ...Read More
    12/19/2024
    I’ve been thinking a lot about the park maintenance worker who heard the gunshot and found Rex Gea... ...Read More
    08/01/2023
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