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Benjamin Lloyd Cloer

Death by Force
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Benjamin Lloyd Cloer, a 26-year-old white male graduate student at the University of Georgia, tragically lost his life on November 10, 2019, in Athens, Georgia. Cloer, who was just three weeks away from graduating with a degree in artificial intelligence, was shot multiple times at his home on Jefferson Road. The incident occurred during a cookout with friends from his job at UGA. The perpetrator, Winford 'Trey' Terrell Adams III, a 34-year-old former deputy for the Madison County Sheriff's Offi ...Read More
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  • ajc: Police ID man shot, killed by Georgia sheriff’s deputy
  • Athens Banner-Herald: Madison County deputy charged with murder in slaying of UGA student
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    Victim Details

    Benjamin Lloyd Cloer

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Athens

    GA

    2019-11-10

    26

    Benjamin

    Lloyd Cloer

    12/01/2025

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