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Mashell Rena Appleton

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jul 15, 2018

Victim Details

Mashell Rena Appleton

Female

Black / African American

Chicago

IL

2018-07-15

59

Mashell

Rena Appleton

07/25/2026

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Mashell Rena Appleton, a 59-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on July 15, 2018, in Chicago, Illinois. On that fateful morning, Mashell was on her way to a convention of Jehovah's Witnesses in Romeoville. She was accompanied by two friends, a 71-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman, when an attempted carjacking occurred in the 900 block of North Kedvale. As the group was getting into their vehicle around 7:15 a.m., an armed man approached and announced the carjacking. In a ...
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  • Chicago Sun-Times: Woman, 59, fatally shot during attempted carjacking in West Humboldt Park
  • Mashell Rena Appleton of Chicago, Illinois | 1959 - 2018 | Obituary
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