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On Tuesday, April 24, 1979, the quiet life of a 7-year-old African-American boy named Kamal Matthews came to a tragic end in Omaha, Nebraska. Concern grew for Kamal and his 26-year-old mother, Deroshia Matthews, when family and friends could not reach them, a silence that was deeply out of character. After failing to get a response, his grandmother and a few others obtained a key from a neighbor to enter their home on Binney Street. Inside, they made a devastating discovery. Kamal was found in h ...Read More
On Tuesday, April 24, 1979, the quiet life of a 7-year-old African-American boy named Kamal Matthews came to a tragic end in Omaha, Nebraska. Concern grew for Kamal and his 26-year-old mother, Deroshia Matthews, when family and friends could not reach them, a silence that was deeply out of character. After failing to get a response, his grandmother and a few others obtained a key from a neighbor to enter their home on Binney Street. Inside, they made a devastating discovery. Kamal was found in h ...Read More
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Kamal Matthews
January 2, 2023
Male
African-American / Black
Omaha
NE
1979-04-24
1979-04-24
Kamal
Matthews
11/04/2025
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I can't stop thinking about the community rallying behind the Matthews family after that tragic day ... ...Read More
01/16/2024
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