Gaurav Gopalan

Murdered
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On September 10, 2011, Gaurav Gopalan, a 35-year-old aerospace engineer and prominent member of Washington D.C.'s theater community, was found unconscious at approximately 5:20 AM in the 2600 block of 11th Street, Northwest, in the Columbia Heights neighborhood. He was later pronounced dead by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Gopalan was discovered wearing women's clothing, and the initial investigation led to confusion regarding the cause of death. Authorities were uncertain if his dea ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Gaurav Gopalan

    March 28, 2022

    Male

    Other

    Washington

    DC

    2011-09-20

    35

    Gaurav

    Gopalan

    10/15/2024


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