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Markeita Holiness

Case from Bessemer, AL dated Aug 03, 2015

Victim Details

Markeita Holiness

Female

Black / African American

Bessemer

AL

2015-08-03

25

Markeita

Holiness

06/26/2026

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On a summer day in 2015, the life of 25-year-old Markeita Holiness, a Black/African American mother of two, was tragically cut short in Bessemer, Alabama. On August 3rd, Holiness was fatally shot, becoming one of numerous homicide victims in the Birmingham area that year. The specific circumstances surrounding the shooting remain largely undisclosed in public reports.

Following her death, funeral services for Holiness were held on August 7, 2015, at the New Bethlehem Baptist Church in Bes ...
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