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Robert James Holtsclaw

Case from Alderpoint, CA dated Sep 23, 2017

Victim Details

Robert James Holtsclaw

Male

White / Caucasian

Alderpoint

CA

2017-09-23

58

Robert

James Holtsclaw

07/10/2026

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Robert James Holtsclaw, a 58-year-old resident of Alderpoint, California, was tragically killed on September 23, 2017. His death was the result of a high-velocity bullet wound, which forensic pathologist Dr. Mark Super described as being caused by a unique type of ammunition designed to inflict maximum damage. The bullet, a 30-caliber rifle round, entered Holtsclaw's upper left arm, shattered the bone, and then passed into his upper left chest, grazing his heart and tearing a main coronary arter ...
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