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Rodney Gene Bonham

Case from Fort Worth, TX dated Aug 09, 1969

Victim Details

Rodney Gene Bonham

Male

White / Caucasian

Fort Worth

TX

1969-08-09

21

Rodney

Gene Bonham

07/31/2026

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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 ...
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    Has anyone else thought about how chilling it is that Ervin actually called the Bonham household to ... ...Read More
    07/12/2024
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    Does anyone else find it chilling how Ervin had the audacity to call Rodney's famil... ...Read More
    12/13/2023
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