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Cleveland Pope

Case from Louisville, KY dated Mar 18, 2017

Victim Details

Cleveland Pope

January 14, 2023

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2017-03-18

2017-03-18

51

Cleveland

Pope

07/05/2026


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In the early hours of a Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky, a grim discovery was made in Blue Lick Park. Just after midnight on March 18, 2017, firefighters responded to a report of a car fire on Mud Lane. After extinguishing the flames engulfing the vehicle, they found a body in the backseat. The victim was identified as 51-year-old Cleveland Curtis Pope, a Black male.

An investigation by the Louisville Metro Police Department's Homicide Unit soon revealed a more sinister story. The corone ...
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