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Lawrence Edward Owens

Case from Decatur, AL dated Jun 26, 2016

Victim Details

Lawrence Edward Owens

Male

White / Caucasian

Decatur

AL

2016-06-26

44

Lawrence

Edward Owens

Yes

07/12/2026

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In the summer of 2016, a domestic tragedy unfolded in Decatur, Alabama, ending the life of 44-year-old Lawrence Edward “Eddie” Owens. On June 26th, inside the family home, Owens was fatally shot. The harrowing event was witnessed by one of the couple's young sons, a detail that would later emerge in the legal proceedings that followed. A 911 call, placed by another of their children, alerted authorities to the violent incident, setting in motion an investigation that would lead to an arrest ...
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