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Curtis Brown

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Dec 14, 1985

Victim Details

Curtis Lee Brown

Female

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

1985-12-14

21

Curtis

Brown

07/22/2026

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On the evening of December 14, 1985, Curtis Lee Brown, a 21-year-old Black man, left his Atlanta, Georgia home to buy a pack of cigarettes. Hours later, his body was discovered in Dean Rusk Park. He had been shot multiple times in the head, and his pants were pulled down, suggesting a possible sexual assault. For four days, his body remained unidentified until his girlfriend filed a missing person report.

The investigation into Brown's murder initially led detectives to a local tavern whe ...
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