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Lionel White

Case from Baton Rouge, LA dated Jan 03, 2012

Victim Details

Lionel White

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Baton Rouge

LA

2012-01-03

2012-01-04

31

Lionel

White

07/01/2026


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In the winter of 2012, the life of Lionel "Smurf" White, a 31-year-old Black male from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, came to an untimely end. On Wednesday, January 4, 2012, White passed away, leaving behind a community to mourn his sudden departure. The exact circumstances surrounding his death are not detailed in publicly available online sources, which consist primarily of his obituary.

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