William Patterson

Murdered

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Case Description
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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
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    Victim Details

    William Patterson

    March 28, 2022

    Male

    African-American / Black

    Oakland

    CA

    2009-12-11

    28

    William

    Patterson

    10/14/2024


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    Has anyone seen William recently? I'm trying to track down his last known whereabouts for a project ... ...Read More
    11/17/2023