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James Skinner

Case from Salisbury, MD dated May 17, 2015

Victim Details

James L. H. Skinner lll

Male

Black / African American

Salisbury

MD

2015-05-17

20

James

Skinner

07/28/2026

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In the early morning hours of May 17, 2015, a sense of unease settled over a home on Bryn Mawr Avenue in Salisbury, Maryland. Inside, 20-year-old James L. H. Skinner, a male who had been residing at the residence with a family friend and her three teenage children for the past two months, was about to face an unforeseen tragedy. Shortly after 3:30 a.m., several individuals entered the home. Investigators later noted there were no signs of a forced entry. A confrontation erupted between Skinner a ...
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  • Delmarva Daily Times: Suspect charged in murder of 20-year-old Salisbury man
  • Delmarva Daily Times: Another man charged in Salisbury homicide
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