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Joseph Martin

Case from Baton Rouge, LA dated Jan 07, 2011

Victim Details

Joseph Martin

March 28, 2022

Male

Baton Rouge

LA

2011-01-07

2011-01-07

71

Joseph

Martin

07/13/2026


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Joseph Charles “J.C.” Martin was a 71-year-old man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is remembered as the kind of steady presence that quietly holds a community together, someone whose life was woven into the everyday stories of the people around him. To many, he wasn’t just a name or a face passing through the years. He was a husband, a father, a grandfather, a friend, and a familiar figure whose work and service carried meaning long after the workday ended.

For more than three decad ...
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