Horacio Cooks

On a summer day in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 28-year-old Horacio Cooks, a Black male, came to a violent end. On June 18, 2016, his body was discovered in a desolate, abandoned home, a silent witness to the final moments of his life. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound, a stark confirmation of a violent demise.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office was tasked with the grim duty of identifying the victim and delving into the circumstances surrounding his death. In ...

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