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Charles CJ Render

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Jan 29, 2012

Victim Details

Charles CJ Render

Male

Birmingham

AL

2012-01-29

21

Charles

CJ Render

Yes

07/02/2026

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In the cold of a January night in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 21-year-old Charles 'CJ' Render was violently cut short. On January 29, 2012, Render was with his uncle and three cousins at a home in the Ensley Highlands neighborhood when a home invasion turned deadly. The assailants, in a brutal act, forced the five men into a back bedroom of the Avenue S residence. There, they were stripped of their clothing before being shot multiple times.

The shocking nature of the quintuple homici ...
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  • al: Hearing reveals details on January slaying of five in Birmingham
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