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Clay Austin Parker

Case from Bessemer , AL dated Dec 25, 2022

Victim Details

Clay Austin Parker

Male

Black / African American

Bessemer

AL

2022-12-25

41

Clay

Austin Parker

Yes

06/30/2026

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On a quiet Christmas Day in 2022, the life of Clay Austin Parker, a 41-year-old Black man, came to a violent and tragic end in Bessemer, Alabama. His body was discovered in a desolate alleyway beside the halfway house where he had been residing. The cause of his death was determined to be a result of a stabbing.

Initial reports from law enforcement indicated that another resident of the same facility was taken into custody in connection with the incident. However, the identity of this ind ...
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