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Marcel Merritt

Case from Washington, DC dated Oct 17, 2005

Victim Details

Marcel Merritt

January 10, 2023

Male

Washington

DC

2005-10-17

2005-10-17

16

Marcel

Merritt

07/20/2026


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In the early morning hours of October 17, 2005, the bodies of two teenage friends were discovered lying on the eastbound lanes of Suitland Parkway in Southeast Washington, D.C. Sixteen-year-old Marcel Merritt and his 17-year-old friend, Kevin A. Jackson, had both been shot multiple times. Authorities also noted that the bodies appeared to have been struck by at least one vehicle, though it was unclear if the driver was involved in their deaths or if their bodies had been left there after the sho ...
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    I've been following the case of Marcel Merritt and Kevin Jackson, and I can't help but feel deeply s... ...Read More
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    Does anyone else find it strange that the crime scene on Suitland Parkway was left untouched for so ... ...Read More
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