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On December 11, 2009, 28-year-old William Patterson was shot and killed in Oakland, California. His death was part of a troubling trend in the city, which saw a total of 104 homicides that year. This period was marked by high levels of violent crime across Oakland, and law enforcement faced significant challenges in bringing homicide cases to resolution due to resource limitations and a lack of community trust in the police.
Patterson's case remained unsolved, like many others during th ...Read More
Patterson's case remained unsolved, like many others during th ...Read More
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William Patterson
March 28, 2022
Male
African-American / Black
Oakland
CA
2009-12-11
28
William
Patterson
12/04/2025
Area Body Found:
Forum Posts (2)
Hi everyone, I've been following the discussion about William Patterson's case and wanted to share s... ...Read More
06/20/2023
06/20/2023
Does anyone else find it incredibly frustrating how many cases from 2009 in Oakland, like William Pa... ...Read More
04/06/2023
04/06/2023
