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Joann Williams

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Apr 24, 2017

Victim Details

Joann Williams

March 28, 2022

Female

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2017-04-24

2017-04-24

59

Joann

Williams

06/21/2026

1


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In the spring of 2017, the city of New Orleans was grappling with a high rate of female homicides, a disproportionate number of which were rooted in domestic violence. Against this somber backdrop, the life of Joann Williams, a 59-year-old Black/African American woman, was tragically cut short on April 24, 2017. Her death was ruled a homicide, adding another name to the growing list of women lost to violence in the city.

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