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John Edward Watkins

Case from Louisville, KY dated Feb 27, 2007

Victim Details

John Edward Watkins

December 14, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2007-02-27

2007-02-27

39

John Edward

Watkins

07/14/2026


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In the late winter of 2007, the life of John Edward Watkins, a 39-year-old Black male from Louisville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. On Tuesday, February 27, 2007, Watkins was found deceased at a residence located at 1934 Beech Street. His death was determined to be a homicide, a violent end to the life of a man known as a warehouse worker and a member of the Baptist faith.

Watkins was a father to four sons: Johnathan, Jamal, Jasean, and Joshua Watkins. In the years following his de ...
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