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Keith Lee

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Jan 31, 2016

Victim Details

Keith Lee

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2016-01-31

2016-01-31

19

Keith

Lee

07/11/2026


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In the vibrant city of New Orleans, the unique voice of journalist Don Lee Keith was silenced in July of 2003. A man of considerable height, often seen in his signature 'City Editor' look of pastel button-down shirts, dark suspenders, and cowboy boots, Keith was a colorful and irreverent figure in the city's journalism scene. His passing was not the result of violence and therefore prompted no investigation for suspects or arrests; rather, he succumbed to heart disease, a battle hinted at by the ...
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