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Florence McCormick

Death by Force
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In the spring of 1995, the life of Florence McCormick, a 28-year-old Black/African American woman and mother, was tragically cut short in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On April 24, 1995, her body was discovered in the basement of a vacant house. An investigation revealed she had been strangled, with a clothesline wrapped around her neck. The scene was grim; she was found wearing only socks, and her own clothing had been used to gag her. For years, her case remained a painful, unresolved chapter for her ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Florence McCormick

    Female

    Black / African American

    Milwaukee

    WI

    1995-04-24

    28

    Florence

    McCormick

    11/12/2025

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