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James Lee Clarius

Case from Jefferson-parish, LA dated Oct 05, 1996

Victim Details

James Lee Clarius

Male

White / Caucasian

Jefferson-parish

LA

1996-10-05

34

James

Lee Clarius

07/11/2026

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In the early morning hours of October 5, 1996, a male Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Deputy, James Lee Clarius, aged 34, was killed in Metairie, Louisiana. The incident occurred at the intersection of West Esplanade Avenue and Page Drive. Clarius, a nine-year veteran of the sheriff's office, was engaged in a struggle with a suspect who had allegedly committed an armed robbery at a nearby convenience store just half an hour earlier. During the altercation, the suspect managed to overpower the deputy ...
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