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Orlando Goines

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Dec 29, 2011

Victim Details

Orlando Goines

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2011-12-29

2011-12-29

23

Orlando

Goines

07/15/2026


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In the final days of 2011, the body of a young man, known as Githe Goines, was discovered in a desolate scrap yard in eastern New Orleans. The 23-year-old African American man had been horrifically strangled to death, his life cut short in a violent act that would leave a lasting scar on the community. His death was officially ruled the 198th homicide in a year that saw much bloodshed in the city. At the time of the discovery on December 29th, the investigation into his death was in its nascent ...
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