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Emma Jean Douglas

Case from Richmond County, NC dated May 16, 2001

Victim Details

Emma Jean Douglas

December 19, 2022

Female

African-American / Black

Richmond County

NC

2001-05-16

Emma Jean

Douglas

No

06/27/2026


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On May 16, 2001, the decomposed body of Emma Jean Douglas was found in a wooded area off Osborne Road in Richmond County. An autopsy revealed that Mrs. Douglas had been shot multiple times. 

Investigators found that a Missing Person's Report for Mrs. Douglas had been filed with the Sanford Police Department, on March 1, 2001. The report indicated that no one had spoken with Mrs. Douglas since February 18, 2001. 

Investigators found the victim's car abandoned in a vacant lot acros ...
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