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David Clifton Harper

Case from Bessemer, AL dated Aug 27, 2019

Victim Details

David Clifton Harper

Male

White / Caucasian

Bessemer

AL

2019-08-27

77

David

Clifton Harper

Yes

07/15/2026

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In the late summer of 2019, a sense of unease settled over a quiet neighborhood in Bessemer, Alabama. David Clifton Harper, a 77-year-old male, was a familiar and friendly face to those who knew him. Described as a kind soul with a wonderful sense of humor, he was known to be the life of any gathering, quick with a joke or a witty story. His friends remembered him as a man who could keep those around him in stitches.

The somber events began to unfold on Tuesday, August 27, 2019, when a fa ...
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