Lorraine Marshall

In March 1985, the life of 28-year-old Lorraine Marshall, a Black / African American woman, was tragically cut short in her New York City apartment. She was discovered murdered, having suffered multiple stab wounds. The grim discovery of her death was compounded weeks later when her 6-year-old son, James Jose Marshall, was also found deceased; he had been strangled. The brutal nature of these crimes sent shockwaves through the community and sparked an intensive investigation.

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