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Dylan Dakota Whetzel, age 20

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Lost to gun violence on December 31, 2021 in Spotsylvania, Virginia.

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Fredericksburg.com: Spotsylvania woman gets 42 years for role in grisly slaying, dismemberment case
Fredericksburg.com: Man convicted of first-degree murder and 25 other offenses stemming from Spotsylvania slaying
Fredericksburg.com: Defendant in grisly Spotsylvania slaying/dismemberment case gets life plus 83 years
Law & Crime: Woman Admits Bringing Man to McDonald's for 'Last Meal' Before Executing and Dismembering Him
Jun 24: True Crime Daily: 3 suspects face 85 charges in murder of man found dismembered in trash bags
Two charged after Virginia man's body found in woods
Oxygen Official Site: Virginia Woman Takes Man To McDonald’s For ‘Last Meal’ Before Killing Him | Oxygen Official Site
NBC4 Washington: Three Indicted in Murder, Dismemberment of Virginia 20-Year-Old

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