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Dorothy Davis

Case from Starksville, MI dated Apr 16, 1987

Victim Details

Dorothy Davis

Female

White / Caucasian

Starksville

MI

1987-04-16

26

Dorothy

Davis

07/29/2026

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In what initially appeared to be a suicide, the tragic death of Dorothy Davis, a 26-year-old woman, in Starkville, Michigan, on April 16, 1987, was soon revealed to be a homicide. The subsequent investigation into her death uncovered a much more sinister story, leading to the arrest of a man who would confess to a string of killings across multiple states.

The day after Davis's body was discovered, an arrest was made in Starkville, Mississippi. Jerry Marcus, a 36-year-old unemployed const ...
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  • Fort Lewis Soldier Christian Davis Murdered Wife Dorothy - Oxygen
  • Clues Reveal Army Wife's Suicide to Be Premeditated Murder
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