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Patricia Wright

Case from Oakland, CA dated Nov 11, 2016

Victim Details

Patricia Wright

Female

Black / African American

Oakland

CA

2016-11-11

56

Patricia

Wright

07/18/2026

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Patricia Wright, a semi-retired Berkeley school district teacher, was tragically murdered on November 11, 2016, in her East Oakland home. She was 57 years old at the time of her death. The incident also claimed the lives of her wife, Charlotte Reed, 56, and her 19-year-old son, Benny Diambu-Wright. The family was found with fatal gunshot and stab wounds. The suspect, Dana Rivers, a 61-year-old former school teacher and transgender activist, was arrested at the scene. Rivers was covered in blood ...
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  • SFGate: Woman, 61, charged in Oakland triple slaying
  • The Mercury News: Oakland: Suspect in triple homicide ID’d
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