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Brett Wayne Ritchie

Case from Bogalusa, LA dated Apr 12, 2020

Victim Details

Brett Wayne Ritchie

Male

White / Caucasian

Bogalusa

LA

2020-04-12

24

Brett

Wayne Ritchie

06/28/2026

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On a tragic Easter Sunday in 2020, the life of 24-year-old Brett Wayne Ritchie of Bogalusa, Louisiana, was cut short in a violent encounter. On the afternoon of April 12th, law enforcement responded to reports of gunfire in a rural area of southeast Washington Parish. Upon arrival, they discovered Ritchie's body on the edge of a gravel driveway, the victim of multiple gunshot wounds.

Witnesses at the scene described a vehicle with Texas license plates leaving the area shortly after the sh ...
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    I've been thinking a lot about the role Destiny Moran, Brett's fiancé, must be play... ...Read More
    12/14/2023
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