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Joseph Duplessis IV

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Jul 07, 2014

Victim Details

Joseph Duplessis IV

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2014-07-07

18

Joseph

Duplessis IV

07/06/2026

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In the early morning hours of July 7, 2014, the body of 18-year-old Joseph Duplessis IV, a Black male, was discovered behind an abandoned house in the 2600 block of Monroe Street in New Orleans. The young man, known to some as "Lil Joe," had been fatally wounded by gunfire.

The initial investigation into the death of the Hollygrove teen led to the identification of two suspects. In the days following the discovery, the New Orleans Police Department began to piece together the events that ...
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  • NOLA.com: 2 plead guilty to July 2014 fatal shooting of Hollygrove teen
  • 2 plead guilty to July 2014 fatal shooting of Hollygrove teen
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    I've been thinking a lot about the night Joseph Duplessis IV, or "Lil Joe," as many... ...Read More
    12/21/2024
    Has anyone else come across information about the abandoned house on Monroe Street where Lil Joe's b... ...Read More
    11/16/2023
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