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John Allen Franco

Case from Gladewater, TX dated May 20, 2015

Victim Details

John Allen Franco

Male

Gladewater

TX

2015-05-20

John

Allen Franco

06/28/2026

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John Allen Franco, a 24-year-old male of unspecified ethnicity, tragically died on May 20, 2015, in Gladewater, TX. Franco was found shot in the head in his car, which had crashed in a ravine in Liberty City. Initially, it was thought to be a one-vehicle accident, but the discovery of the gunshot wound led authorities to investigate it as a homicide.

The investigation into Franco's death revealed that the shooting stemmed from a threat Franco allegedly made to release nude photos of Jessi ...
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