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Marie Bates

Case from Chester, PA dated Jul 01, 1993

Victim Details

Marie Bates

Female

Black / African American

Chester

PA

1993-07-01

43

Marie

Bates

07/08/2026

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In the summer of 1993, a domestic disturbance call in Chester, Pennsylvania, ended in a devastating tragedy that claimed the lives of two women and forever altered the life of a young boy. On July 1, 43-year-old Marie Bates, a Black/African American woman, was at her home when her former boyfriend, Sherman T. Craver, arrived. The ensuing events would prove fatal. The Chester Police Department dispatched Officer Connie Hawkins to what was reported as a disturbance at Bates' residence.

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    Reading about the case of Marie Bates and Officer Connie Hawkins is truly saddening. I find myself r... ...Read More
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