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Nicholas Cleves

Case from New York City, NY dated Oct 31, 2017

Victim Details

Nicholas Cleves

Male

White / Caucasian

New York City

NY

2017-10-31

23

Nicholas

Cleves

06/20/2026

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Nicholas Cleves, a 23-year-old White man, was living in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village when Halloween afternoon in New York City turned suddenly violent. He had been building an early adult life around computers and problem-solving, a recent college graduate working in software, known to neighbors and classmates as a gentle presence who moved through his routines like so many other young New Yorkers—until he became one of the Americans killed in the October 31, 2017 vehicle-ramming attack alo ...
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    Hey, everyone. I've been thinking a lot about Nicholas Cleves and the impact of losing such a bright... ...Read More
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    I wanted to shed some light on a detail about Nicholas that really touched me. It’s about his love... ...Read More
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