Betty Joe Perry Gadson, 49
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
July 28, 2003
Agencies: South Carolina Highway Patrol DPS
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: almost 4 years ago
Overview 
A state trooper and his wife killed each other Monday, both using one of his S.C. Highway Patrol service weapons, police said. Lance Cpl. John W. Gadson shot and killed Betty Joe Perry Gadson, his wife of 17 months, while pleading with emergency 911 operators for help after she shot him.
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- https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/betty-gadson-obituary?pid=1199091 added July 13, 2020 23:47
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