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Richard Eugene Orebaugh

Case from Mount-sidney, VA dated Aug 28, 2014

Victim Details

Richard Eugene Orebaugh

Male

White / Caucasian

Mount-sidney

VA

2014-08-28

80

Richard

Eugene Orebaugh

07/16/2026

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In the quiet community of Mount Sidney, Virginia, the life of 80-year-old Richard Eugene Orebaugh, a respected Air Force veteran, came to a tragic and violent end. On the evening of August 28, 2014, Orebaugh was at his home when he was shot in the neck during a robbery. Despite the grievous injury that left him paralyzed, he was able to identify his attacker to authorities before he succumbed to his injuries at the University of Virginia Medical Center on August 29, 2014.

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