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Denetta Franks

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Sep 21, 2017

Victim Details

Denetta Franks

Female

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

2017-09-21

17

Denetta

Franks

07/29/2026

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In September 2017, the body of a young Black female was discovered in the middle of a street in northwest Atlanta. She had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, and with no identification found at the scene, her identity was initially a mystery to investigators. The female, 17-year-old Denetta Franks, was eventually identified after her family recognized a police sketch that was circulated by the media. Franks, who was in foster care, had been reported missing from Columbus, Georgia, weeks before h ...
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  • ledger-enquirer: Authorities ID missing girl from Columbus in Atlanta
  • Man shot metro Atlanta girl in the face, killed her to cover up crime ...
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