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Dorian Bluford

Case from Knoxville, TN dated May 30, 2017

Victim Details

Dorian Bluford

November 16, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Knoxville

TN

2017-05-30

32

Dorian

Bluford

06/28/2026


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A new chapter in Knoxville, Tennessee, was supposed to be a fresh start for 32-year-old Dorian Bluford, an African-American man, but it ended in brutal violence just hours after his arrival. On May 30, 2017, Bluford flew from Houston, Texas, with plans to move in with a man he called his 'best friend,' but who his family knew to be his boyfriend. This man had reportedly arranged a new job for Bluford, purchased his plane ticket, and promised him a car to use. Airport security footage captured th ...
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