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Charles Edwin Overfield

Case from Caddo-parish, TX dated Feb 29, 2000

Victim Details

Charles Edwin Overfield

Male

White / Caucasian

Caddo-parish

TX

2000-02-29

39

Charles

Edwin Overfield

06/30/2026

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Charles Edwin Overfield, a 39-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was found dead of gunshot wounds on Interstate 20, about three miles east of the Texas state line in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, on March 9, 1972. Overfield was a witness to a burglary at the National Guard Armory in Shreveport, which led to his execution-style murder.

Three individuals were implicated in Overfield's murder and received varying prison sentences for their involvement. The case drew significant attention due t ...
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