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Samuel Thruston

Case from Louisville, KY dated Feb 18, 2025

Victim Details

Samuel Thruston

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2025-02-18

43

Samuel

Thruston

06/24/2026

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In the winter of 2025, the life of 43-year-old Samuel Thruston, a Black male from Louisville, Kentucky, came to a tragic and violent end. For a week, his whereabouts were unknown, prompting a search that concluded in the grim discovery of his body. The Louisville Metro Police Department had been looking for Thruston after he was reported missing.

On the morning of Tuesday, February 18, 2025, police responded to a call in the 1300 block of South 20th Street in the Park Hill neighborhood. T ...
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  • https://www.wave3.com: Man missing for over a week found shot to death in Park Hill neighborhood
  • WLKY: LMPD: Man found shot to death in Park Hill neighborhood
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