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Claude Dallas Baker

Case from Bakersfield, CA dated Sep 07, 1987

Victim Details

Claude Dallas Baker Jr.

Male

White / Caucasian

Bakersfield

CA

1987-09-07

36

Claude

Dallas Baker

07/12/2026

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Claude Dallas Baker Jr., aged 36, tragically lost his life on September 7, 1987, in Bakersfield, California. The incident occurred at a Shell gas station on White Lane, where Baker was employed. On that fateful day, Steven Bradley entered the gas station with the intent to rob it. During the robbery, Bradley shot Baker in the back, causing him to collapse. Despite his injuries, Baker attempted to crawl away, but Bradley approached him and, from a distance of about three feet, fired a fatal shot ...
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