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Robert Elsberry

Case from Detroit, MI dated Aug 21, 2013

Victim Details

Robert Elsberry

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2013-08-21

2013-08-21

33

Robert

Elsberry

07/16/2026

1


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In the late summer of 2013, the life of Robert Lee Elsberry III, a 33-year-old African American man from Detroit, Michigan, was tragically cut short. On August 21, 2013, Elsberry was killed at 17517 Woodingham in Detroit. His death was the result of a homicide, and to this day, the case remains unsolved.

Robert, who was born on Christmas Day in 1979, was a graduate of Osborn High School. He was known to have recently embraced his faith and was actively encouraging others to do the same. T ...
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