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Katrina Peterson

Case from Memphis, TN dated Feb 26, 2011

Victim Details

Katrina Peterson

Female

Memphis

TN

2011-02-26

26

Katrina

Peterson

07/20/2026

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In the winter of 2011, a wave of fear gripped the city of Memphis as a serial killer targeted women. The city was on edge as victim after victim was discovered, each meeting a violent end. However, one woman's harrowing encounter with the predator would provide investigators with their only eyewitness account, a crucial piece in a puzzle that remains unsolved to this day.

Katrina Peterson, a 26-year-old Black woman, found herself face-to-face with the man police believe was responsible fo ...
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  • Discover Walks Blog: 10 Famous Murders in Tennessee
  • After four victims, another serial killer remains on the loose - News
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