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Michael Richard

Case from Bessemer, AL dated Dec 30, 2021

Victim Details

Michael Richard

Male

White / Caucasian

Bessemer

AL

2021-12-30

46

Michael

Richard

07/18/2026

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In the quiet, late days of December 2021, the life of 46-year-old Michael Richard, a Caucasian male from Hoover, Alabama, was tragically cut short. His body was discovered in a loaner car, a bright yellow Hyundai Sonata, left near the desolate and partially burned-out Knights Inn motel in Bessemer. An investigation revealed he had been killed by a single gunshot to his heart.

At the time of his death, Richard was a well-known urban explorer, sharing his adventures exploring abandoned man- ...
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