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Ralph 'Buzzy' Harless III, a 12-year-old boy from Roanoke, Virginia, tragically died on August 2, 1983. The circumstances surrounding his death were both shocking and heartbreaking. Buzzy was killed during a game of Russian roulette, a dangerous activity involving a revolver with a single bullet loaded into one of the chambers. On that fateful day, Buzzy's friend, Eric Schilling, who was 15 years old at the time, picked up a .38-caliber pistol and, in an attempt to scare Buzzy, pointed the gun a ...Read More
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Ralph Buzzy Harless, III
Roanoke
VA
1983-08-02
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It's been so long, yet the story of Buzzy Harless is something that stays with you. Reading about ho... ...Read More
06/17/2024
06/17/2024
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04/24/2024
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04/24/2024
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01/30/2024
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01/30/2024
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12/20/2023
12/20/2023
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02/14/2023
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