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Mary Cadreau

Case from Portsmouth, VA dated Jun 06, 2011

Victim Details

Mary Cadreau

Female

Portsmouth

VA

2011-06-06

94

Mary

Cadreau

07/21/2026

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Mary Dickerson Cadreau, a 94-year-old woman, died on June 6, 2011, in Portsmouth, Virginia, in a case police described as an apparent murder-suicide that unfolded behind the quiet routines of an ordinary morning. The first hint that something was wrong came not from a frantic call or a neighbor’s shout, but from a message deliberately placed for a mail carrier to find—an invitation to look closer, and to understand that whatever waited inside the home had already been decided.

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  • Daily Press: HOMICIDES IN HAMPTON ROADS FOR 2011
  • Couple's deaths, though violent, were at heart acts of mercy – The ...
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    I've been following the tragic case of Mary and Alfred Cadreau, and the whole situation is just so p... ...Read More
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    I've been thinking a lot about the role of caregivers in cases like Mary and Alfred Cadreau's. It's ... ...Read More
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