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Eric Hadley

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Dec 31, 2012

Victim Details

Eric Hadley

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2012-12-31

2012-12-31

24

Eric

Hadley

07/07/2026

1


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Eric Benjamin Hadley Jr., a 24-year-old African-American man from New Orleans, Louisiana, was spending the last day of 2012 the way friends said he often did—close to cars, close to the work he loved, and close to the people who knew him as a humble, steady presence. He was a car enthusiast who poured hours into body work, the kind of person who treated a vehicle like a craft project and a calling, not just transportation. To the people around him, his pride and joy wasn’t flashy; it was per ...
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  • Cold case: Car enthusiast killed in beloved vehicle - WDSU
  • Eric Hadley Obituary (2013) - New Orleans

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