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Lester Reed

Case from Baton-rouge, LA dated Nov 23, 2014

Victim Details

Lester Reed

Male

Black / African American

Baton-rouge

LA

2014-11-23

32

Lester

Reed

06/20/2026

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Lester Joseph Reed Jr., a 32-year-old Black man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, died on Sunday, November 23, 2014, leaving behind a stunned circle of relatives and friends who would soon gather to try to make sense of how quickly a life can vanish. In the days that followed, his name appeared in public death notices and memorial listings, the kind that quietly mark a passing even as the city keeps moving—workday traffic, porch lights flicking on at dusk, and families at kitchen tables absorbing n ...
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