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Charles Edward Atkins

Case from Charleston, SC dated Jan 01, 1970

Victim Details

Charles Edward Atkins

Male

Charleston

SC

1970-01-01

23

Charles

Edward Atkins

07/05/2026

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A simmering cauldron of familial discord tragically boiled over on New Year's Eve of 1969 in Charleston, South Carolina, ending in the death of 23-year-old Charles Edward Atkins. An evening that should have been filled with the promise of a new year descended into violence when an argument erupted between Charles and his half-brother, Joseph Ernest Atkins, while they were at a friend's house.

The dispute escalated to a fatal point when Joseph, reportedly angered by the confrontation, left ...
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  • Newspapers.com: Death Penalty Upheld (Benjamin Frank Atkins and Karen Patterson 1985) 1990 - Newspapers.com
  • Newspapers.com: Paroled killer sentenced to die (Benjamin Frank Atkins and Karen Patterson 1985) 1986 - Newspapers.com
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    I've been thinking a lot about the role of trauma in Joseph Ernest Atkins' life and how it may have ... ...Read More
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