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Alva Ray Simmons

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Mar 18, 1985

Victim Details

Alva Ray Simmons

Male

Black / African American

New-orleans

LA

1985-03-18

53

Alva

Ray Simmons

07/07/2026

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In the quiet of his New Orleans home, retired Police Officer Alva Ray Simmons, a 53-year-old male, drew his last breath on Saturday, July 10, 2004. His death, however, was not the result of a sudden illness or tragic accident, but the final, delayed consequence of a violent encounter that had occurred nearly two decades earlier. The story of his passing is inextricably linked to a fateful day in the Carrollton area, a day that would forever alter the course of his life and the lives of his loved ...
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