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Raymond Myles

Case from New Orleans, LA dated Oct 11, 1998

Victim Details

Raymond Myles

Male

Black / African American

New Orleans

LA

1998-10-11

41

Raymond

Myles

07/02/2026

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On a Sunday night in October 1998, the vibrant city of New Orleans was robbed of one of its musical treasures. Raymond Myles, a 41-year-old Black male and a celebrated gospel singer, was found shot to death on a street corner. His body, bleeding and unresponsive, was discovered by police who could do nothing more than pronounce him dead at the scene from at least two gunshot wounds. His 1998 Lincoln Navigator was later found abandoned a couple of miles away from where his body lay. In the immedi ...
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  • Complicated Legacy of a Gospel Singer (Published 2014)
  • CBS 42: ‘A Taste of Heaven’: The story of Louisiana gospel great Raymond Myles
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    I stumbled upon an old VHS recording of Raymond Myles at the Newport Folk Festival, and it gave me c... ...Read More
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