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Zarra Strickland

Case from Danville, IL dated Aug 04, 2015

Victim Details

Zarra Strickland

Female

Southwest Asian (Indian / Pakistani)

Danville

IL

2015-08-04

28

Zarra

Strickland

07/09/2026

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Zarra Strickland, a 28-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on August 4, 2015, in Danville, Illinois. Her body, along with that of 29-year-old Theodore Hill, was discovered in the yard of a vacant home on Western Avenue. Both victims had sustained fatal gunshot wounds to the head. The discovery of their bodies marked the beginning of a complex investigation that would eventually lead to the arrest and conviction of Glenn Torres Jr., a 31-year-old man from Indianapolis.
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  • UPDATED: Couple murdered in car along Logan Avenue
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