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Lateashia Blocker

Case from Washington, DC dated May 08, 1997

Victim Details

Lateashia Blocker

Female

Black / African American

Washington

DC

1997-05-08

28

Lateashia

Blocker

07/23/2026

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In the spring of 1997, the discovery of a young woman's body in a vacant house in Northwest Washington, D.C., deepened a growing sense of fear within the community. Lateashia Blocker, a 28-year-old Black female, was found on May 8th under the floorboards of a derelict property at 766 Princeton Place NW. The unsettling discovery was made after her family, persistent in their search, urged police to investigate the abandoned building.

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  • Police say 'serial sexual murderer' responsible for woman's '97 death
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