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Joshua Hodgens

Case from Louisville, KY dated Jan 31, 2017

Victim Details

Joshua Hodgens

January 13, 2023

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2017-01-31

2017-01-31

18

Joshua

Hodgens

07/07/2026


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In the winter of 2017, the life of 18-year-old Joshua Lee Hodgens was tragically cut short in Louisville, Kentucky. On the afternoon of Tuesday, January 31st, a call to the police reported a grim discovery. Hodgens' body was found in a yard nestled between two houses on Southwestern Parkway, near River Park Drive. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office later confirmed that the young man had died from multiple gunshot wounds.

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  • Louisville mother pushing for answers, 6 years after teen son's murder
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    Has anyone else been curious about the lack of surveillance footage in Joshua Hodgens' case? It seem... ...Read More
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