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Jean Stokes

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Oct 13, 2017

Victim Details

Jean Stokes

Female

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2017-10-13

76

Jean

Stokes

06/24/2026

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A sense of unease settled over a New Orleans family in October of 2017. Jean Stokes, a 76-year-old woman, had not been heard from since a phone call on October 11th. Two days later, on October 13th, her family officially reported her as a missing person. The search for the beloved matriarch began, a search that would stretch on anxiously for months. The family's relentless efforts included offering a $5,000 reward for any information that might lead to her whereabouts. A significant break in the ...
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  • WDSU: New Orleans East woman, 76, missing for months died of gunshot wounds, coroner says
  • The Advocate: In the death of 76-year-old New Orleans woman Jean Stokes, grandson now under scrutiny
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    Has anyone else wondered why Stokes's car was abandoned in such a specific location? I can't help bu... ...Read More
    12/10/2023
    Has anyone heard more about the search efforts for the rest of Jean Stokes's remains? My heart goes ... ...Read More
    04/11/2023
    I've been following Jean Stokes's case, and my heart truly goes out to her family and everyone who k... ...Read More
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