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Cornelius Bentley III

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Sep 05, 2015

Victim Details

Cornelius Bentley III

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2015-09-05

28

Cornelius

Bentley III

07/05/2026

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In the late summer of 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana, the life of 28-year-old Cornelius Bentley III, an African American man, was tragically cut short. On September 5th, he was discovered inside a hotel room on Chef Menteur Highway, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency services were called to the scene, but Bentley was pronounced dead. The initial shock of the discovery soon gave way to a thorough homicide investigation by the New Orleans Police Department.

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  • NOLA.com: Man fatally shot in east New Orleans motel room ID'd by coroner
  • NOLA.com: Family, friends remember man fatally shot inside eastern New Orleans hotel room
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