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Harold Austin

Death by Force
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Harold Austin, a 35-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was the manager of a Shop-Mor convenience store in Tioga, Louisiana. On the evening of January 17, 1981, shortly after closing his store at 10:00 p.m., he was abducted at gunpoint by several individuals. About thirty to forty-five minutes later, his body was discovered alongside a rural road in Ball, Louisiana, a small community a few miles from Tioga. He had been robbed of his valuables and shot once in the chest.

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    Victim Details

    Harold Austin

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Tioga

    LA

    1981-01-17

    Harold

    Austin

    11/22/2025

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