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Shantell Denise Williams

Case from Wilmington, NC dated Mar 14, 2017

Victim Details

Shantell Denise Williams

Female

Black / African American

Wilmington

NC

2017-03-14

42

Shantell

Denise Williams

06/26/2026

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Shantell Denise Williams, a 42-year-old African American woman, tragically lost her life on March 14, 2017, in Wilmington, North Carolina. The circumstances surrounding her death were deeply distressing and involved a history of domestic violence. On that fateful day, Shantell was standing in the 1600 block of Dock Street when she was approached by her estranged boyfriend, Joseph Cornell Corbett III. Corbett, who was 37 years old at the time, opened fire on Shantell, causing her to run from her ...
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  • Man guilty in 2017 murder of girlfriend - Wilmington Star-News
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