Renee Flaherty, age 32

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Lost to gun violence on September 11, 1998 in Crestview, Florida.

Photo sources:

• Apr 30: USA TODAY: He promised to care for Washington mom and her 3 kids. Then he killed them all in Florida.

News sources:

• krem.com: Florida executes a man for the 1998 shotgun killings of family from Eastern Washington
• FOX 13 Tampa Bay: A Gulf War veteran convicted of killing his girlfriend and 3 children is set for execution

Also killed were:

• Amanda Flaherty, age 7
• Geoffrey Flaherty, age 9
• Logan Flaherty, age 4

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