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Friends Led Police To PA Mom Killed By Son: Authorities Friends Led Police To PA Mom Killed By Son: Authorities
Friends Led Police To PA Mom Killed By Son: Authorities The friends of Lois Gift knew something was wrong when she didn't come to local activities she regularly attended, little did they know her son had killed her, police explained in a release on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.  The 62-year-old had a disagreement with her son when he tried to take her purse, and during the fight he strangled her to death, then he stole her car and fled— only to crash it a few hours later and be hospitalized until he confessed to the killing on March 19, Ephrata police said.  Officers ultimately discovered Lois when "multiple friends" filed reports for a welfare ch…

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