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Cierra Owens

Case from Berkeley, MO dated Apr 06, 2016

Victim Details

Cierra Owens

Female

Black / African American

Berkeley

MO

2016-04-06

26

Cierra

Owens

06/23/2026

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In the early morning hours of April 6, 2016, a fire was reported at a home in the 6100 block of Eaton in Berkeley, Missouri. Inside the burning residence, first responders made a grim discovery. The bodies of 26-year-old Cierra Owens, a Black female, and 60-year-old Gerry Denise Smith were found in separate rooms. It was soon determined that their deaths were not caused by the fire; both women had been shot to death before the blaze was intentionally set.

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  • stltoday.com: Berkeley police searching for man whose mother, girlfriend were found dead in burning home
  • FOX2now.com: Mother wants justice for her daughter, found murdered one year ago
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