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Samuel Durham

Case from Ellerbe, NC dated Feb 12, 2017

Victim Details

Samuel Durham

Male

Black / African American

Ellerbe

NC

2017-02-12

42

Samuel

Durham

07/15/2026

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Samuel Damon Durham, a 42-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on February 12, 2017, in Ellerbe, North Carolina. The incident occurred at the Robinson Avenue home he shared with his family. Durham was one of three victims in a triple homicide that also claimed the lives of his sister, 38-year-old Latasha Devora Durham, and their mother, 68-year-old Gloria Jean Durham.

The suspect, Steven William Smith, a 40-year-old male from Jackson Springs, was apprehended shortly after ...
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  • WSOC: Court documents: Triple homicide suspect in Ellerbe has violent past
  • WSOC: Police investigating triple homicide in small NC town
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    I’ve been reading through the details of this tragic case, and my heart truly goes out to the fami... ...Read More
    03/02/2024
    I can't stop thinking about those three innocent children who were in the house that day. It must ha... ...Read More
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