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Cynthia Joyner

Case from Rocky-mount, NC dated Apr 26, 2012

Victim Details

Cynthia Joyner

Female

Rocky-mount

NC

2012-04-26

41

Cynthia

Joyner

07/07/2026

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Cynthia Jeanette Joyner, a 41-year-old woman from Rocky Mount, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on April 26, 2012, in a murder-suicide incident. Joyner, who worked as a waitress at the Westridge Grill, was found shot to death inside the restaurant where she was employed. The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. as workers were preparing for the lunch rush. Joyner was shot multiple times by Carlos Whitaker, a 37-year-old man from Rocky Mount, who then took his own life in a wooded area beh ...
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