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Cemario Dotson

Case from Memphis, TN dated Mar 03, 2008

Victim Details

Cemario Dotson

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2008-03-03

2008-03-03

4

Cemario

Dotson

Yes

07/20/2026


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In the early hours of a Sunday in March 2008, a home in Memphis, Tennessee, became the scene of a horrific discovery. Inside, law enforcement found the bodies of six people, including a 4-year-old male named Cemario Dotson. The initial scene was chaotic, leading investigators to believe the brutal slayings could be a form of gang-related retaliation, as Cemario's father, Cecil Dotson, was a known gang member. The adults had been shot, while the children were viciously attacked with knives and bo ...
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  • Convicted killer Jessie Dotson claims innocence in new filing
  • Dotson sentenced to death for Lester Street murders - Action News 5
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    The trauma that the surviving children from the Lester Street Massacre must carry is just unimaginab... ...Read More
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