Tesfay Desta Murdered in Portland, Maine age 45

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On December 4, 1999, 45-year-old Tesfay Desta was shot and killed in downtown Portland, Maine. The assailant, 40-year-old Musse Kasa, was subsequently charged with murder.

This incident was among the 25 homicides recorded in Maine that year. The Maine Department of Public Safety compiled these statistics, highlighting the prevalence of such tragic events during that period.

Further personal details about Tesfay Desta indicate he was born in 1956 in Adwa, Ethiopia. However, s ...Read More

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Victim Details

name

Tesfay Desta

gender

Male

city

Portland

state

ME

Date of Death

1999-12-04

Age at Death

45

First Name

Tesfay

Last Name

Desta

solved

Yes

Last Updated

11/29/2024

Tesfay Desta
Murdered

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