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Loren Hinkle

Case from Buffalo, NY dated Aug 24, 2008

Victim Details

Loren Hinkle

October 27, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Buffalo

NY

2008-08-24

2008-08-24

26

Loren

Hinkle

07/08/2026


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On the morning of August 24, 2008, 26-year-old Loren Hinkle, an African-American male, and his girlfriend, 25-year-old Dhanika McDaniel, were found shot to death in a North Buffalo apartment on Sanders Road. The grim discovery was made after McDaniel's young son, who was present in the home, answered the phone for his grandmother who had been trying to reach the couple. It is believed the four-year-old boy may have witnessed the double homicide.

An autopsy revealed that both Hinkle and Mc ...
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  • Police ID Victims of Double Homicide - WBFO
  • Loren Hinkle Obituary (2008) - Buffalo, NY - Legacy.com
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