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Desmond Taylor

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Sep 19, 2010

Victim Details

Desmond Taylor

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

2010-09-19

2010-09-19

33

Desmond

Taylor

07/09/2026

1


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Desmond Christopher Taylor, 33, a man from New Orleans, Louisiana, died on Sunday, September 19, 2010, leaving behind two children, Desmond Jr. and Desanae’ Taylor, along with a wide circle of family who loved him and spoke of him with the kind of familiarity that comes from years of shared rooms, shared meals, and shared laughter.

In the days that followed, the public record of his passing focused on the people he was anchored to: his parents, Eddie L. and Iris Barnes Taylor; his sibl ...
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  • The Dead 2010 | Odd Bits of Life in New Orleans
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