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Erica Franklin

Case from Beaumont, TX dated Nov 23, 2016

Victim Details

Erica Franklin

Female

Black / African American

Beaumont

TX

2016-11-23

31

Erica

Franklin

07/20/2026

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Erica Franklin, a 31-year-old woman originally from Nashville, Tennessee, was found shot to death in her hotel room at the La Quinta Inn & Suites on Walden Road in Beaumont, Texas, on November 23, 2016. The Beaumont Police Department investigated her death as a homicide. Franklin's body was discovered by hotel staff who had been alerted to an unresponsive woman in the room.

Authorities initially had limited information about the circumstances surrounding Franklin's death. However, during ...
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  • KFDM: Police releasing name of woman found shot to death in Beaumont hotel room
  • Beaumont Enterprise: Nashville woman found shot to death in Beaumont hotel
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