Tamika Turks

Death by Force

Tamika Turks, a 7-year-old African American girl, tragically lost her life on June 18, 1984, in Gary, Indiana. Her death was part of a horrifying crime spree carried out by Alton Coleman and Debra Brown, a couple responsible for a series of violent crimes across multiple states in the Midwest during the summer of 1984. Tamika and her 9-year-old aunt, Annie, were approached by Coleman and Brown while walking home from a candy store. The couple lured the children into the woods under the pretense ...Read More

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