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Dante Bezpaletz

Case from Billings, MT dated Jan 25, 2022

Victim Details

Dante Bezpaletz

Male

Native American

Billings

MT

2022-01-25

30

Dante

Bezpaletz

07/08/2026

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On a tragic day in Billings, Montana, the life of 30-year-old Dante Bezpaletz was cut short. On January 25, 2022, Bezpaletz, a male, was found deceased in what police identified as a double homicide. The incident, which also claimed the life of 34-year-old Joshua D. LaForge, unfolded in a pickup truck where both men were discovered with fatal gunshot wounds.

The scene of the grim discovery was a pickup truck that had crashed into a tree. Responding to the crash, law enforcement found the ...
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  • Billings Gazette: Men killed in Billings double homicide Tuesday ID'd
  • Billings Gazette: Two killed, one wounded in south Billings shooting
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