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Ida Mae Slusher Moses

Death by Force
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Ida Mae Slusher Moses, aged 21, tragically lost her life on October 3, 1978, in Ironto, Virginia. At the time of her death, she was eight and a half months pregnant. The circumstances surrounding her death were both brutal and heartbreaking. On that fateful day, her husband discovered her nude body lying on a bed in their home. She had been shot three times in the head. The investigation revealed that she had been randomly targeted and murdered by Buddy Earl Justus, who broke into her double-wid ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Ida Mae Slusher Moses

    Female

    Ironto

    VA

    1978-10-03

    21

    Ida

    Mae Slusher Moses

    11/07/2025

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