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John Skinner

Case from Washington, DC dated Aug 26, 2008

Victim Details

John Skinner

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

2008-08-26

2008-08-26

56

John

Skinner

06/22/2026


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On a Tuesday morning in August of 2008, the quiet of a Washington, D.C. neighborhood was broken by a grim discovery. In an alley tucked away in the 1700 block of U Street in the Southeast quadrant of the city, the body of a man was found. He was identified as John Calvin Skinner Jr., a 56-year-old male. The discovery, made at approximately 7:00 a.m. on August 26, 2008, marked the beginning of a long and unresolved homicide investigation.

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