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Larry Ranson

Case from Hahnville, LA dated Jul 31, 1998

Victim Details

Larry Ranson

Male

Black / African American

Hahnville

LA

1998-07-31

38

Larry

Ranson

07/10/2026

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In the summer of 1998, the body of 38-year-old Larry Ranson, a male resident of Luling, was discovered along Louisiana Highway 3160 near Hahnville on the morning of July 31st. Initially, investigators were perplexed as there were no visible signs of trauma on Ranson's body, leading his death to be classified as undetermined pending an autopsy. The evening before his body was found, Ranson had been seen at a convenience store in Hahnville. His case was unsettlingly similar to the discovery of ano ...
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