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Desirae James

Case from Buffalo, NY dated Nov 30, 2013

Victim Details

Desirae James

March 28, 2022

Female

Black / African American

Buffalo

NY

2013-11-30

2013-11-30

30

Desirae

James

07/05/2026


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In the early morning hours of a cold November day in Buffalo, New York, a grim discovery was made that would leave a family shattered and a community searching for answers. On November 25, 2013, emergency responders were called to Swinburne Street to extinguish a vehicle fire. Inside the burning 2004 Pontiac, they found the body of 30-year-old Desirae James. The Erie County Medical Examiner's Office would later confirm that James's death was a homicide.

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