Venora Hyatt

Murdered
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Venora Hyatt, a 44-year-old woman from Mobile, Alabama, was tragically killed on April 16, 1976. Her body was discovered in a wooded area near the intersection of Moffett Road and Schillinger Road in Mobile. Hyatt had been shot multiple times, and her death was immediately classified as a homicide. The discovery of her body sparked an investigation by the Mobile Police Department, which initially struggled to find leads in the case.

As detectives began to probe into Hyatt’s life and r ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Venora Hyatt

    Female

    Mobile

    AL

    1976-04-16

    44

    Venora

    Hyatt

    11/24/2024

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