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Carl Graham

Death by Force
Case Description
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Sergeant Carl Dewayne Graham Jr., a 37-year-old member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, was tragically killed on March 20, 2005, outside his residence near Van Buren, Missouri. On that fateful day, a passing motorist discovered Sgt. Graham lying on the ground near his patrol car, still in uniform. An autopsy revealed that he had been ambushed and shot with both a rifle and a shotgun.

Sgt. Graham had been investigating a single fatality traffic crash where the driver had fled the sce ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Carl Dewayne Graham, Jr.

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Van-buren

    MO

    2005-03-20

    37

    Carl

    Graham

    11/09/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    Has anyone else been following the case of Sergeant Carl Graham Jr.? I can't stop thinking about how... ...Read More
    03/28/2024
    It's so painful to think about the impact Sgt. Graham's murder had on his young son, Hayden. Losing ... ...Read More
    11/28/2023
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