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Joseph Fleming

Case from Farmington, NM dated Nov 29, 1996

Victim Details

Joseph Fleming

Male

White / Caucasian

Farmington

NM

1996-11-29

24

Joseph

Fleming

07/26/2026

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Joseph Fleming, a 24-year-old male, tragically lost his life on November 29, 1996, in Farmington, New Mexico. He was working as a security guard at a store called The Eclectic, which sold items such as crystals, occult paraphernalia, and ornate knives. On the night of his death, Joseph was attacked by Robert Fry, a man later identified as a serial killer. Fry crushed Joseph's windpipe with his work boots and then slit his throat with a knife. This brutal act was part of a double murder, as Fry a ...
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