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Charles Stinson

Case from Carol-city, FL dated Jul 27, 1977

Victim Details

Charles Stinson

Male

Carol-city

FL

1977-07-27

35

Charles

Stinson

07/10/2026

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Charles Stinson, aged 35, was one of the victims in a tragic mass murder that occurred on July 27, 1977, in Carol City, Florida. This incident, known as the Carol City murders, involved a brutal home invasion at a drug house where Stinson and five others were executed. The perpetrators, John Errol Ferguson, Marvin Francois, and Beauford White, entered the house, tied up eight individuals, and shot them in the head execution-style. Stinson, along with Henry Clayton, Randolph Holmes, Michael Mille ...
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  • Carol City murders - Wikipedia
  • John Errol Ferguson, convicted mass murderer, executed in Fla.
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