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Marcus Williams

Case from Memphis, TN dated May 05, 2015

Victim Details

Marcus Williams

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2015-05-05

2015-05-05

43

Marcus

Williams

07/16/2026


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Marcus Williams, 43, a Black man from Memphis, Tennessee, died on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, leaving a sudden quiet in the lives of the people who knew him best. Public notices about his passing focused on what came next for his family and community—how they would gather, mourn, and say goodbye—rather than describing what happened in his final hours.

In the days that followed, arrangements were set for loved ones to come together at Hunter Avenue Baptist Church in Memphis, where visitati ...
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