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Do you know who murdered Abera Yerga Asmamaw?
Abera Yerga Asmamaw, a 38-year-old cab driver for Western Cab Company in Las Vegas, was tragically murdered on August 11, 2003. His body was discovered in the back seat of his taxi, parked in the lot behind the Smith & Wollensky restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip. The coroner determined that Asmamaw had been strangled, marking his death as a homicide.
The case drew significant attention from the local community and fellow cab drivers, who pushed for a thorough investigation and increased ...Read More
Abera Yerga Asmamaw, a 38-year-old cab driver for Western Cab Company in Las Vegas, was tragically murdered on August 11, 2003. His body was discovered in the back seat of his taxi, parked in the lot behind the Smith & Wollensky restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip. The coroner determined that Asmamaw had been strangled, marking his death as a homicide.
The case drew significant attention from the local community and fellow cab drivers, who pushed for a thorough investigation and increased ...Read More
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Abera Yerga Asmamaw
February 9, 2023
Male
Las Vegas
NV
2003-08-11
38
Abera Yerga
Asmamaw
11/09/2025
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