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Lynn Michele Bender

Case from Nocatee, FL dated May 11, 2019

Victim Details

Lynn Michele Bender

Female

White / Caucasian

Nocatee

FL

2019-05-11

53

Lynn

Michele Bender

07/16/2026

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Lynn Michele Bender, a 53-year-old white female from Nocatee, FL, was tragically found dead on May 11, 2019, in what was determined to be a murder-suicide. The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office identified the suspect as her 60-year-old former boyfriend, Simon Patrick Hanley. According to the Medical Examiner’s Office, Bender was shot and killed by Hanley, who then committed suicide. The bodies were discovered by friends who had been unable to reach Bender and went to check on her at her home o ...
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  • The Ponte Vedra Recorder: Deaths of 2 Ponte Vedra residents ruled murder-suicide
  • WTLV: Deputies identify man, woman killed in Nocatee murder-suicide
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