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Rodney Gene Bonham

Death by Force
Case Description
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Rodney Gene Bonham, a 21-year-old male from Fort Worth, Texas, tragically lost his life on August 9, 1969, following a senseless act of violence. Bonham, who was of Caucasian ethnicity, was fatally shot in the neck while sitting in a car with his friend Larry Holt outside the Berry Bowl bowling alley in Fort Worth. The incident occurred when Joe Michael Ervin, a 17-year-old high school student, approached Bonham and Holt alongside an unidentified accomplice. Ervin reportedly asked Bonham a quest ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Rodney Gene Bonham

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Fort Worth

    TX

    1969-08-09

    21

    Rodney

    Gene Bonham

    11/19/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    Has anyone else thought about how chilling it is that Ervin actually called the Bonham household to ... ...Read More
    07/12/2024
    Hey everyone,
    Does anyone else find it chilling how Ervin had the audacity to call Rodney's famil... ...Read More
    12/13/2023
    Has anyone else looked into the significance of the Berry Bowl bowling alley in Rodney Gene Bonham's... ...Read More
    06/13/2023
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