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On April 4, 1978, Officer James William "Billy" Nunalee Sr., aged 24, was tragically ambushed and killed in Wilmington, North Carolina. Officer Nunalee, a male of Caucasian ethnicity, was a dedicated member of the Wilmington Police Department. He was fatally shot 21 times with a semi-automatic rifle by two masked men as he exited a convenience store. The assailants then stole his service revolver and fled the scene.
The investigation into Officer Nunalee's murder initially focused on a hu ...Read More
The investigation into Officer Nunalee's murder initially focused on a hu ...Read More
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James William Nunalee, Sr.
Male
White / Caucasian
Wilmington
NC
1978-04-04
24
James
William Nunalee Sr.
11/13/2025
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I recently came across the discussion about Officer Billy Nunalee's tragic murder, and one detail th... ...Read More
04/06/2024
04/06/2024
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01/09/2023
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