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Melvin Roshard Jackson

Case from Birmingham, AL dated Jun 09, 2008

Victim Details

Melvin Roshard Jackson

Male

Birmingham

AL

2008-06-09

25

Melvin

Roshard Jackson

Yes

07/05/2026

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Melvin Roshard Jackson was a 25-year-old male from Birmingham, Alabama, and the trail of public information about his death leaves behind the outline of a life cut short and a case that appears to have gone cold. On June 9, 2008, Birmingham police were investigating after his body was found outside the garage of a house in the 1700 block of 4th Court West. Publicly available accounts say he had been reported missing that same morning after he did not return home the night before, adding a painfu ...
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  • List of Birmingham homicides in 2008 - Bhamwiki
  • Birmingham police investigate homicide - AL.com
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