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Vernon Hopkins

Case from Tulsa, OK dated Jan 13, 1990

Victim Details

Vernon Hopkins

December 4, 2022

Male

Tulsa

OK

1990-01-13

1990-01-13

40

Vernon

Hopkins

07/08/2026


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In the winter of 1990, a gathering at the Tulsa, Oklahoma mobile home of Vernon “VB” Burl Hopkins, Jr. took a tragic and mysterious turn. On the night of January 12th, the 40-year-old disabled Marine veteran was hosting a party. As the night wore on and guests came and went, many noticed Hopkins lying on the kitchen floor, assuming he had simply passed out from drinking. Even his new roommate, arriving after midnight to a party of strangers, saw him on the floor and, not knowing anyone, deci ...
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