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Case Description
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In the spring of 1985, a grim discovery in a New York City apartment marked the beginning of a tragic story. Lorraine Marshall, a 28-year-old African American woman, was found brutally murdered, having suffered multiple stab wounds. The horror of this event was compounded weeks later when the body of her young son, 6-year-old James Jose Marshall, was found. The young boy had been strangled.

The investigation into the double homicide soon focused on a central figure in Lorraine's life, her ...Read More
Victim Details

James Marshall

Male

Black / African American

New York City

NY

1985-03

6

James

Marshall

01/13/2026