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Lisa Peterson

Case from Muncie, IN dated Jun 03, 2011

Victim Details

Lisa Annette ‘Nettie’ Peterson Hankins

Female

White / Caucasian

Muncie

IN

2011-06-03

32

Lisa

Peterson

07/21/2026

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In a tragic turn of events that shattered a family, Lisa Nettie Annette Peterson, a 32-year-old mother of three from Muncie, Indiana, was killed on June 3, 2011. Her death was not the result of an accident, but a violent act that occurred amidst a bitter marital dispute. Having separated from her husband and filed for divorce the previous year, the situation escalated to a fatal conclusion.

The man responsible for her death was her estranged husband, Benjamin Hankins. At the time, Hankins ...
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