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Darien Leigh Richardson

Case from Portland, ME dated Jan 08, 2010

Victim Details

Darien Leigh Richardson

Female

White / Caucasian

Portland

ME

2010-01-08

Yes

$15,000

25

Darien

Leigh Richardson

07/11/2026

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In the quiet, early morning hours of January 8, 2010, the life of 25-year-old Caucasian female, Darien Leigh Richardson, was irrevocably altered. While asleep in her Portland, Maine apartment on Rackleff Street with her boyfriend, Cory Girard, intruders burst in and opened fire into their bedroom. Richardson was struck by bullets in her left hand and right leg, with a bullet lodging in her hip. Rushed to the hospital, she spent two days in intensive care and another 18 days hospitalized, endurin ...
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  • Legacy.com: Darien Leigh Richardson Obituary (2010) Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
  • 2010 Annual Homicides | Maine State Police
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    I was thinking about the impact Darien's life had on her community, especially her work as a mentor ... ...Read More
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