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David Willard

Case from Kansas-city, MO dated Feb 14, 2018

Victim Details

David Willard

Male

Black / African American

Kansas-city

MO

2018-02-14

39

David

Willard

07/09/2026

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In the winter of 2018, a chilling premonition that had haunted David Willard for over a decade tragically became a reality. On February 14, the 39-year-old man was discovered deceased inside a residence in the 2600 block of Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. A friend of Willard's stated that, like his brother years earlier, he had been killed by someone with a gun. This violent end was something Willard had feared since 2005, when his own brother, Todd, was fatally shot near 10th and Gar ...
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  • kansascity: This KC man lost his brother to violence. His fear that he’d be next came true
  • David Willard Obituary | Feb 14, 2018 | Kansas City, MO
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