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Melvin Howard

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Mar 21, 2009

Victim Details

Melvin Howard

Male

Birmingham

AL

2009-03-21

49

Melvin

Howard

No

06/22/2026

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On a spring evening in Birmingham, Alabama, the life of 49-year-old Melvin Howard was cut short by an act of gun violence. On March 21, 2009, Howard was fatally shot, leaving a community to grapple with the sudden loss. In the wake of the shooting, investigators began the arduous task of piecing together the events that led to Howard's untimely death.

The investigation into the male victim's homicide eventually pointed towards a suspect named Carlos Heard. While the specific details of wh ...
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  • https://www.wbrc.com: Birmingham murder suspect arrested in Florida
  • List of Birmingham homicides in 2009 - Bhamwiki
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