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Clarence Goode

Case from Baltimore, MD dated Jun 21, 1996

Victim Details

Clarence Goode

Male

Baltimore

MD

1996-06-21

23

Clarence

Goode

07/09/2026

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On a summer day in West Baltimore, the grim discovery of a man's body stuffed into the trunk of his own car marked a pivotal moment in a sprawling tale of greed and manipulation. The victim was Clarence Goode, a 28-year-old man, found on June 21, 1996, having been fatally shot in the back of the head. His death would unravel a shocking series of events orchestrated by his girlfriend, Josephine Gray, a woman who would come to be known as the 'Black Widow.'

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  • Josephine Gray, Serial Killer of 3 Husbands By Proxy - 2001
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