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Do you know who murdered Charles Burks?
On Tuesday, August 31, 2004, 18-year-old Charles A. Burks, a male from Washington, DC, left behind a close-knit family who knew him as a beloved son and brother. His obituary in the local newspaper would later describe him simply but poignantly as the cherished child of his mother, Natalie Burks, and the sibling of three sisters and one brother, with a wider circle of relatives and friends who mourned him at a funeral service in Northwest Washington before his burial at Glenwood Cemetery.
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On Tuesday, August 31, 2004, 18-year-old Charles A. Burks, a male from Washington, DC, left behind a close-knit family who knew him as a beloved son and brother. His obituary in the local newspaper would later describe him simply but poignantly as the cherished child of his mother, Natalie Burks, and the sibling of three sisters and one brother, with a wider circle of relatives and friends who mourned him at a funeral service in Northwest Washington before his burial at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Charles Burks
January 8, 2023
Male
African-American / Black
Washington
DC
2004-08-31
2004-08-31
18
Charles
Burks
11/15/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
I've been thinking about the role that time might have played in the murder of Charles Burks. It hap... ...Read More
07/31/2024
07/31/2024
I recently came across the story of Charles Burks, and it's really devastating to think about how hi... ...Read More
08/13/2023
08/13/2023
Has anyone else been following the Charles Burks case from 2004? I was reading up on it again, and i... ...Read More
01/25/2023
01/25/2023
