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Joshua Dickerson

Case from Seaford, DE dated Feb 20, 2008

Victim Details

Joshua Dickerson

Male

Black / African American

Seaford

DE

2008-02-20

22

Joshua

Dickerson

07/23/2026

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Joshua Emmanuel “Josh” Dickerson was a Black/African American male, age 22, who was found dead on February 20, 2008, along German Road outside Seaford, Delaware. Responding troopers discovered him lying in the roadway, blindfolded, with his hooded sweatshirt pulled on backwards, and shot multiple times. The quiet back road and the staging of his clothing suggested he had been attacked elsewhere or brought to the spot, leaving investigators to piece together his final movements on a winter We ...
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  • 47abc: Unsolved: The Murder Mystery of Sussex County Brothers - 47abc
  • Joshua Dickerson, age 22 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    Was anyone else struck by the unique details of Josh Dickerson’s case, especially the way his swea... ...Read More
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    I've been thinking a lot about Josh and his passion for the community. It's clear that he touched so... ...Read More
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