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Do you know who murdered Samantha?
Samantha Cothran was a 23-year-old female with a promising future ahead of her. She was pursuing a career as a pharmacist, having graduated from Nardin and Fisk University with a bachelor's degree in chemistry.

On the night of May 13, 2012, Samantha was attending a birthday party at a residence on Minnesota Avenue in Buffalo, New York. As she was leaving the crowded party to get some fresh air, multiple gunshots were fired. Samantha was struck by the gunfire and fatally wounded. Another i ...Read More
Victim Details

Satha Cothran

March 6, 2023

Female

Black / African American

Buffalo

NY

2012-05-13

2012-05-13

23

Satha

Cothran

01/11/2026


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