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Shawn McWhorter

Case from Queens, NY dated Aug 29, 2015

Victim Details

Shawn McWhorter

Male

Black / African American

Queens

NY

2015-08-29

43

Shawn

McWhorter

07/13/2026

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In the late summer of 2015, the life of 43-year-old Shawn McWhorter came to a brutal and tragic end in Queens, New York. His death, the result of a violent domestic dispute, would unravel a grim story of infidelity, anger, and a desperate attempt to conceal a heinous crime.

On the morning of August 29, 2015, firefighters responded to a call about a fire in an alleyway in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens. There, they discovered the burning body of a man, later identified as Shawn McWhort ...
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  • NY Daily News: Queens woman shot lover, burned body: cops
  • New York Post: Queens man found shot, engulfed in flames
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