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Michael Charles Richard

Case from Bessemer, AL dated Dec 30, 2021

Victim Details

Michael Charles Richard

Male

White / Caucasian

Bessemer

AL

2021-12-30

46

Michael

Charles Richard

07/07/2026

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On a cold December evening in Bessemer, Alabama, the life of 46-year-old Michael Charles Richard, a male, came to a tragic and violent end. On December 30, 2021, Richard was discovered shot to death inside his vehicle at a vacant motel on the outskirts of the city. The grim discovery was made at the old Knights Inn, a long-abandoned property that had become a haunt for urban explorers like Richard, who was known for documenting his adventures into forsaken places on social media platforms.
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  • https://www.wbrc.com: Hoover man shot and killed in Bessemer
  • al: Hoover man found shot to death in vehicle at vacant Bessemer motel
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