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Criss Knight

Case from Houston, TX dated Nov 09, 2012

Victim Details

Criss Knight

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Houston

TX

2012-11-09

50

Criss

Knight

06/27/2026


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On November 9, 2012, Criss Knight, a 50-year-old man, was killed in Houston, Texas. He was driving his truck when a black SUV pulled up at the intersection of Duane and Clover streets. A passenger traveling with Knight exited the truck and shot him in the head before fleeing the scene in the black SUV. The assailants left without attempting to steal anything from Knight, which raised suspicions that the attackers may have been known to him, as there seemed to be no robbery motive behind the kill ...
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