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Do you know who killed 34 year old Valerie Bridges in 1995?
Valerie Bridges, 34, a Black woman, stepped out into the winter night outside Mr. Kool's Bar at 1308 State Street in Racine on January 30, 1995. Gunfire cracked the cold air, and responding officers found her suffering from gunshot wounds. She was rushed to St. Mary's hospital, where efforts to save her life fell short and she died of her injuries. In the years since, her name has appeared on the Racine Police Department's roster of cold cases—a reminder of a life cut short on a city sidewalk ...Read More
Valerie Bridges, 34, a Black woman, stepped out into the winter night outside Mr. Kool's Bar at 1308 State Street in Racine on January 30, 1995. Gunfire cracked the cold air, and responding officers found her suffering from gunshot wounds. She was rushed to St. Mary's hospital, where efforts to save her life fell short and she died of her injuries. In the years since, her name has appeared on the Racine Police Department's roster of cold cases—a reminder of a life cut short on a city sidewalk ...Read More
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Valerie Bridges
December 9, 2022
Female
African-American / Black
Racine
WI
1995-01-30
34
Valerie
Bridges
11/12/2025
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I’ve been diving into Valerie Bridges' case recently, and something that'... ...Read More
01/01/2024
I’ve been diving into Valerie Bridges' case recently, and something that'... ...Read More
01/01/2024
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I've been reading through past conversations about Valerie Bridges, and something t... ...Read More
02/19/2023
I've been reading through past conversations about Valerie Bridges, and something t... ...Read More
02/19/2023
Has anyone else looked into the timeline of that night Valerie was killed? I keep thinking about how... ...Read More
02/15/2023
02/15/2023
