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Keithen Gaines

Case from Louisville, KY dated Oct 08, 2019

Victim Details

Keithen Gaines

January 16, 2023

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2019-10-08

2019-10-08

19

Keithen

Gaines

No

06/20/2026


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In the autumn of 2019, the life of 19-year-old Keithen Gaines was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. A Black male, Gaines was murdered on the evening of Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at 17 College Court. The specific details of what transpired that day remain scarce, as law enforcement has not publicly disclosed the circumstances that led to his death.

The incident sent a wave of shock and sorrow through the College Court neighborhood and the wider Louisville community. Residents w ...
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