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Samuel Lemmons

Case from Durham, NC dated Aug 03, 1990

Victim Details

Samuel Lemmons

December 23, 2022

Male

Caucasian / White

Durham

NC

1990-08-03

22

Samuel

Lemmons

07/14/2026


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Samuel "Sam" Lemmons, a 22-year-old resident of Durham, North Carolina, was tragically murdered on August 3, 1990. Lemmons was found stabbed 26 times near his apartment complex on Chapel Hill Road. The violent attack began inside his apartment following a confrontation with an unidentified individual and continued outside, where his body was later discovered in the bushes.

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