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Karen Matthews

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Jan 08, 2010

Victim Details

Karen Matthews

Female

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2010-01-08

25

Karen

Matthews

07/15/2026

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In the early hours of a Friday in January 2010, the life of 25-year-old Karen Matthews was violently cut short in a brutal home invasion in the St. Roch neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. The assailants, armed with at least one assault rifle and a handgun, forced their way into the residence, unleashing a hail of bullets that would leave three people dead and another critically wounded. The attack was swift and merciless, shattering the nighttime quiet and leaving a scene of unimaginable ho ...
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  • Legacy.com: Karen Matthews - Obituary
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