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Do you know who murdered Gloria Banks?
In the pre-dawn hours of a Monday in Washington, D.C., a 49-year-old African-American woman named Gloria Banks began her daily routine, a walk that would tragically be her last. On August 29, 2005, at approximately 5:15 a.m., in the 1900 block of 14th Street, Northwest, she was the victim of a brutal and fatal stabbing. The Metropolitan Police Department responded to the scene to find a crime of shocking violence.
Known affectionately as 'Sonny' to her loved ones, Gloria was walking from ...Read More
In the pre-dawn hours of a Monday in Washington, D.C., a 49-year-old African-American woman named Gloria Banks began her daily routine, a walk that would tragically be her last. On August 29, 2005, at approximately 5:15 a.m., in the 1900 block of 14th Street, Northwest, she was the victim of a brutal and fatal stabbing. The Metropolitan Police Department responded to the scene to find a crime of shocking violence.
Known affectionately as 'Sonny' to her loved ones, Gloria was walking from ...Read More
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Gloria Banks
January 9, 2023
Female
African-American / Black
Washington
DC
2005-08-29
2005-08-29
49
Gloria
Banks
11/15/2025
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Forum Posts (2)
Gloria's tragic murder has haunted her family and community all these years, and my heart truly goes... ...Read More
04/21/2024
04/21/2024
Does anyone else find it chilling that Gloria Banks was targeted during such a routine part of her d... ...Read More
03/08/2023
03/08/2023
