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Otis Kinchen, aged 36, was fatally shot on August 21, 2012, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His death occurred during a time when Baton Rouge was grappling with a rising homicide rate, particularly in the areas marked as the most violent parts of the city, known as the "murder triangle." This region had been plagued by a wave of violent crimes, often linked to drug trafficking and gang activity. The disbandment of the narcotics division within the Baton Rouge Police Department had left a significant ...Read More
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Otis Kinchen
March 28, 2022
Male
African-American / Black
Baton Rouge
LA
2012-08-21
36
Otis
Kinchen
11/11/2025
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I've been thinking a lot about the ripple effects that Otis Kinchen's murder might have had on his c... ...Read More
01/19/2024
01/19/2024
I came across Otis Kinchen's case while looking into the historical crime trends in Baton Rouge, and... ...Read More
05/21/2023
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