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Dorothy Johnston

Case from Warwick, RI dated Jun 17, 1978

Victim Details

Dorothy Johnson

Female

White / Caucasian

Warwick

RI

1978-06-17

38

Dorothy

Johnston

06/24/2026

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Dorothy Johnston, 38, a White female, was killed on June 17, 1978, during a shooting inside Lee's Cathay Terrace in Warwick, Rhode Island. She was one of four victims fatally shot that night, along with John O'Dell and Robert Lee, among others remembered in victim registries. Contemporary memorial records confirm her age, the date, and the city where she was killed.

The attack unfolded inside the Chinese restaurant on Post Road where several employees and patrons were present when gunfir ...
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