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Tangela Detiege

Case from Baton-rouge, LA dated Dec 17, 2016

Victim Details

Tangela Detiege

Female

Black / African American

Baton-rouge

LA

2016-12-17

33

Tangela

Detiege

07/17/2026

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On a tragic evening in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a 33-year-old woman named Tangela Detiege lost her life in a violent encounter. On December 17, 2016, she was shot and killed at her home on Catalina Drive. The incident, which unfolded around 7 p.m., cut short the life of a woman known to be a school bus driver and caregiver who had also taken on the responsibility of raising her two nieces.

The man responsible for her death was identified as her ex-boyfriend, Matthew Thornton. After fatally ...
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