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Calvin Celestine

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Feb 06, 2011

Victim Details

Calvin Celestine

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2011-02-06

2011-02-06

36

Calvin

Celestine

06/22/2026

1


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On a cold winter day in New Orleans, a 36-year-old Black man named Calvin Celestine, known to some as "Plucky," was fatally shot on February 6, 2011. His death was not a random act of violence but a calculated execution tied to the city's dangerous heroin trade. The initial investigation by the New Orleans Police Department began to unravel a complex web of drug trafficking and gang-related violence that would ultimately lead to the conviction of his killer.

The investigation revealed tha ...
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