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Carl Bridgewater Sr.

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Nov 17, 2011

Victim Details

Carl Bridgewater Sr.

August 3, 2023

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2011-11-17

2011-11-17

1980-10-21

$0.00

31

Carl Bridgewater Sr.

Carl

Bridgewater Sr.

Victim

07/02/2026


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Man murdered almost a year after his wife was violently gunned down
In the fall of 2011, tragedy once again struck a family that was already intimately familiar with violent loss. Carl Stevens Bridgewater Sr., a 31-year-old African-American male, was found deceased on Thursday, November 17, 2011, in New Orleans, Louisiana. His death came nearly a year after his wife, the well-known bounce rapper Renetta 'Magnolia Shorty' Lowe, was also killed in the city. At the time of his own untimely passing, Bridgewater was eagerly anticipating the birth of his son, Carl Bri ...
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  • Carl Bridgewater Obituary (2011) - New Orleans
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    It's so tragic that Carl Stevens Bridgewater, Sr. was taken from this world in such a violent manner... ...Read More
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