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Amanda Dawn Orndorff

Death by Force
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Amanda Dawn Orndorff, aged 19, tragically lost her life on October 5, 2006, in Winchester, Virginia. She was one of four victims in a horrific shooting incident that also claimed the lives of her 23-month-old son, Christopher, her 17-year-old nephew, Travis Putman, and her 60-year-old father, Samuel William Orndorff. The perpetrator of this heinous crime was identified as Jessi Ashton Jephson, Amanda's 20-year-old boyfriend, who lived next door.

The incident occurred on a Thursday afterno ...Read More
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  • The Denver Post: 4 relatives killed in Va.; man charged
    • Victim Details

    Amanda Dawn Orndorff

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Winchester

    VA

    2006-10-05

    20

    Amanda

    Dawn Orndorff

    11/18/2025

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    12/16/2023
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    08/30/2023
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