This week on Dead Diary, we’re covering a story that’s as tragic as it is senseless — the July 2025 murder of 45‑year‑old Christine Moyer, a respected journalist and communications professional who was shot and killed by her father‑in‑law at a family wedding.

Christine was known as a “defender of those who had no voice,” a mother, wife, and community leader who built her life around helping others. But one man’s anger and obsession turned a family celebration into an unthinkable nightmare.

We’ll walk you through who Christine was, what happened that night, and the motive prosecutors say drove 76‑year‑old Roland Schmidt to commit a premeditated, execution‑style killing in front of his own family.

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