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Michael Joseph Howell

Death by Force
Case Description
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Michael Joseph Howell, a 50-year-old white male, was found dead on March 23, 2014, in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. Howell, a former sports editor for the Columbia County News-Times, was discovered in a plastic container in the family's storage shed by house guests who were moving a pinball machine. His body was heavily decomposed, and it was determined that he had died from a single shotgun wound to the head.

The investigation revealed that Howell's daughter, Crystal Brooke Howell, was ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Michael Joseph Howell

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Maggie-valley

    NC

    2014-03-23

    50

    Michael

    Joseph Howell

    12/02/2025

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    Has anyone else thought about the party scene Crystal Howell was involved in after her father's deat... ...Read More
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