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Joel Lee

Case from Baltimore, MD dated Sep 02, 1993

Victim Details

Joel Lee

Male

Asian

Baltimore

MD

1993-09-02

21

Joel

Lee

07/23/2026

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In September 1993, a promising life was tragically cut short in Northeast Baltimore. Joel Lee, a 21-year-old Korean-American man and a senior at what was then Towson State University, was on his way to a classmate's home to borrow a computer-science book. Described as quiet and ambitious, Lee was determined to improve his grades. While in a parking lot, he was confronted by a group of young men, robbed of his wallet, and then fatally shot in the face. The brutal nature of the crime sent shockwav ...
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  • Baltimore Sun: Beyond the Murder of Joel Lee
  • Baltimore Sun: PAIN OF DEATH REMEMBERED Campus memorial dedicated to slain Towson student
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