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August Dichiara

Case from Louisville, KY dated Oct 16, 2015

Victim Details

August Dichiara

January 12, 2023

Male

White / Caucasian

Louisville

KY

2015-10-16

2015-10-16

55

August

Dichiara

07/11/2026


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In the early morning hours of October 16, 2015, the quiet of a home in Louisville, Kentucky's Portland neighborhood was shattered by gunfire. Inside, 55-year-old August John Dichiara Jr., a male resident of the house on the 2800 block of Northwestern Parkway, was fatally wounded. He was not the only victim of the tragic event. Also killed was 28-year-old Jessica Rae Shadowens, who had been staying at the residence. Both individuals died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds.

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