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Lonell Franklin

Case from Denver, CO dated Jan 11, 2010

Victim Details

Lonell Franklin

November 11, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Denver

CO

2010-01-11

2010-01-11

true

$2,000.00

21

2010-17725

deshon-lee-denver-co-2010

Lonell

Franklin

Victim

07/18/2026


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Do you know who murdered Lonell Franklin and DeShon Lee in 2010?
On a cold January night in Denver, Colorado, the life of 21-year-old Lonell Franklin, a Black male, was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. On January 11, 2010, what began as a night out with friends ended in a hail of bullets at a city intersection, leaving a community in mourning and a crime unsolved to this day.

Earlier in the evening, Franklin and his friend, DeShon Lee, were involved in a verbal altercation with an unidentified individual at a local liquor store. Fol ...
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  • Lonell Franklin - Colorado Cold Case Files - Case Detail
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