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Brian Warford

Case from Cleveland, OH dated Aug 30, 1982

Victim Details

Brian Warford

Male

Black / African American

Cleveland

OH

1982-08-30

17

Brian

Warford

06/28/2026

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Brian Warford, a 17-year-old African American male, was tragically killed on August 30, 1982, on the campus of Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. His death was part of a series of racially motivated shootings carried out by Frank Spisak, a Nazi sympathizer who targeted black individuals. Warford was shot in the head by Spisak during one of these attacks.

Spisak's violent spree began earlier that year and included the murders of two other victims: Reverend Horace Rickerson, a 5 ...
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