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Marquita Akin

Case from Buffalo, NY dated Jan 01, 2007

Victim Details

Marquita Akin

June 15, 2024

Female

Black / African American

Buffalo

NY

2007-01-01

2007-01-01

18

Marquita

Akin

07/10/2026

1


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On New Year's Day in 2007, the life of 18-year-old Marquita Antionette Akin was tragically cut short in Buffalo, New York. An African-American female, her death was not an accident but a homicide that left a loving family to grapple with a profound and sudden loss. The circumstances surrounding her death on that fateful January 1st remain shrouded in mystery, as her case has since gone cold, leaving more questions than answers.

In the days that followed, Marquita's family prepared for her ...
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  • 2007 Buffalo crime reports part 1 - Buffalo New York News, Politics ...
  • Marquita Akin Obituary (2007) - Buffalo, NY - Legacy.com
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    I can't stop thinking about the time and place this tragedy happened. Being New Year's Eve, the star... ...Read More
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about Marquita Akin’s case and the impact it must have had on her frien... ...Read More
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about Marquita Akin's case lately. It's like it just vanished into thin a... ...Read More
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