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Edward Lee Morgan

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Feb 19, 1972

Victim Details

Edward Lee Morgan

Male

Black / African American

Manhattan

NY

1972-02-19

33

Edward

Lee Morgan

07/13/2026

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In the early hours of a snowy February morning in 1972, the vibrant life of Edward Lee Morgan, a gifted 33-year-old male jazz trumpeter, was tragically cut short. The setting was Slugs' Saloon, a jazz club nestled in Manhattan's East Village, where Morgan's band had been performing. Between sets, a heated altercation erupted between Morgan and his live-in girlfriend, Helen Moore.

The argument culminated in Moore shooting Morgan. While the gunshot wound was not immediately fatal, the heavy ...
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