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Joe Cahill

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Apr 28, 2013

Victim Details

Joe Cahill

Male

White / Caucasian

New-orleans

LA

2013-04-28

40

Joe

Cahill

07/14/2026

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In the vibrant chaos of New Orleans during the Jazz & Heritage Festival, a night of music and celebration took a tragic and unexpected turn, ending the life of 40-year-old Joe Cahill. A talented and well-loved lighting designer from Boulder, Colorado, Cahill was in the city with the popular band Leftover Salmon, for whom he had crafted visual experiences for their performances. The band had just played a show, and Cahill, a man known for his gentle nature and creative spirit, was seemingly in go ...
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  • The Daily Camera: Joe Cahill's Obituary on The Daily Camera
  • A year later, friends and family of Boulder's Joe Cahill ask: 'What the hell happened?'
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