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Briana Brooks

Case from Decatur, GA dated Aug 30, 2014

Victim Details

Briana Brooks

Female

Black / African American

Decatur

GA

2014-08-30

21

Briana

Brooks

07/19/2026

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In the late summer of 2014, a tragic and violent series of events unfolded that led to the death of 21-year-old Briana Brooks. On the night of August 30th, Brooks and her 23-year-old fiancé, Jeronta Brown, were ambushed outside a home on Coleen Court in Decatur, Georgia. Assailants, posing as FBI agents, handcuffed the young couple and forced them into a van, beginning a terrifying ordeal for them and their families.

The kidnappers, later identified as Andre Gay and Richard Wilson, held ...
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    I’ve been following this tragic story, and one detail that stands out to me is actually about Bria... ...Read More
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