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Joseph Jermaine Byrd

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Jun 08, 2005

Victim Details

Joseph Jermaine Byrd

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

2005-06-08

24

Joseph

Jermaine Byrd

07/18/2026

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On a summer evening in New Orleans, 24-year-old Joseph Jermaine Byrd was with friends inside an apartment on Hollygrove Street. The date was June 8, 2005, a time that would soon be etched in the city's memory for another reason. That night, however, the focus was on a single, tragic event that began with a phone call.

Byrd stepped outside to take the call, leaving the company of his friends. Moments later, a commotion erupted. His friends inside heard screaming and a desperate banging on ...
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  • Websleuths: LA - LA - Karry Daily, 30, New Orleans, 26 November 2006
  • WDSU: NOPD Cold Case: Hollygrove killing remains unsolved after 10 years

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