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Do you know who murdered Michael Gaines Sr?
In the early morning hours of June 5, 2019, the life of 37-year-old Michael Gaines Sr., a Black male, was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. His body was discovered inside a burning vehicle on Cecil Avenue in the Chickasaw neighborhood shortly before 4 a.m. Initially, the scene presented as a car fire and crash, but the subsequent autopsy revealed a more sinister story. The coroner determined that Gaines had been shot to death before the car was set ablaze.
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In the early morning hours of June 5, 2019, the life of 37-year-old Michael Gaines Sr., a Black male, was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. His body was discovered inside a burning vehicle on Cecil Avenue in the Chickasaw neighborhood shortly before 4 a.m. Initially, the scene presented as a car fire and crash, but the subsequent autopsy revealed a more sinister story. The coroner determined that Gaines had been shot to death before the car was set ablaze.
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Michael Gaines Sr
January 16, 2023
Male
Black / African American
Louisville
KY
2019-06-05
2019-06-05
37
Michael
Gaines Sr
12/03/2025
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