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Mary Frances Hall Short, aged 36, was tragically found dead on August 15, 2002, in her home in Oak Level, Virginia. She and her husband, Michael Wayne Short, were both discovered shot to death in what investigators described as execution-style murders. Michael was found on the couch in the garage, where he often watched television, while Mary was found in her bed with her mattress slightly moved and her pillow on the floor. Both had been shot once in the head, and the phone lines to their house ...Read More
Victim Details

Mary Frances Hall Short

Female

White / Caucasian

Oak-level

VA

2002-08-15

36

Mary

Short

11/22/2025