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Carol Lindner

United States · Aged 62 · Died 06/23/2006
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Thomas Ciesla had resigned his job as deputy in Collier County three days before appearing armed at the house of his estranged wife's relatives, and holding them hostage until police responded. He then shot his father-in-law Thomas Podejko and another relative Carol Lindner to death, wounded another relative, then fatally shooting himself.

Alleged responsible partyCollier County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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