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On June 8, 1980, 14-year-old Darrell Lane, an African American teenager from Cincinnati, OH, was tragically shot and killed while walking with his cousin, 13-year-old Dante Evans Brown, to a store to buy candy. The boys were ambushed by Joseph Paul Franklin, a racist serial killer who was on a shooting spree across multiple states. Franklin, who was hiding on top of a train trestle, shot both boys with a .44-caliber rifle. Dante died at the scene, while Darrell was rushed to the hospital but suc ...Read More
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Darrell Lane
Male
Black / African American
Cincinnati
OH
1980-06-08
14
Darrell
Lane
11/16/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I recently came across the tragic story of Darrell Lane and Dante Evans Brown, and it’s just been ... ...Read More
09/19/2024
09/19/2024
Does anyone else find it deeply unsettling that Joseph Paul Franklin was able to continue his spree ... ...Read More
04/02/2024
04/02/2024
I've been looking into the tragic case of Darrell Lane and Dante Evans Brown, and I am struck by the... ...Read More
10/26/2023
10/26/2023
