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Claire Patricia Jakubowski

Case from Houston, TX dated Apr 18, 1973

Victim Details

Name

Gender

Female

City

Houston

State

Date Of Death

1973-04-18

Age At Death

First Name

Claire

Last Name

Patricia Jakubowski

Last Updated

07/20/2026

Case Description

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On April 18, 1973, Claire Patricia Jakubowski, a 5-year-old girl of unspecified ethnicity from Houston, Texas, tragically lost her life. She was riding her bicycle in her driveway when Larry Delon Casey, a man on probation for burglary, went on a shooting spree. Casey first shot and killed 86-year-old Beulah Davis before targeting Claire. He then fatally shot 10-year-old Jana Whatley and wounded Lyn Tucker and Karen Kurtz, both 10, as they walked home from Red Elementary School.

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Criminal Justice Advocates Marking 50th Anniversary of Houston’s First Mass Shooting

TEXAS GUNMAN KILLS WOMAN AND 2 GIRLS (Published 1973)

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Claire Patricia Jakubowski

Case from Houston, TX dated Apr 18, 1973

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