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Akili Joseph

Case from Fort-lauderdale, FL dated Jan 10, 2017

Victim Details

Akili Joseph

Female

Black / African American

Fort-lauderdale

FL

2017-01-10

9

Akili

Joseph

07/12/2026

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Akili Joseph, a 9-year-old girl from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, tragically died on January 10, 2017, in what authorities determined to be a murder-suicide. Akili was found dead alongside her mother, Ericka Joseph, in their home. Ericka, a retired Marine, had shot her daughter before turning the gun on herself. The incident occurred just hours before Akili was scheduled to fly back to Bogota, Colombia, where she lived with her father, also a retired Marine. Akili had been visiting her mother for t ...
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  • Ft. Lauderdale Woman Kills Daughter In Tragic Murder-Suicide
  • Sun-Sentinel.com: Deaths of Fort Lauderdale mother, daughter a murder-suicide, police say
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