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Ja'Riel Cantranique-Marie Sam, a 25-year-old African American woman, was tragically murdered on April 5, 2020, in Laplace, Louisiana. The incident began with a report of a hit-and-run in the early hours of the morning. Upon arrival, officers discovered a vehicle crashed into a guardrail and Ja'Riel Sam's nude body in a nearby vacant lot. She had suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation revealed that Ja'Riel had been abducted from her apartment ...Read More
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JaRiel Sam
Female
Black / African American
Laplace
LA
2020-04-05
25
JaRiel
Sam
11/14/2025




