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In the autumn of 1990, a brutal act of violence cut short the life of Leonardo Maurice Peyton in Washington, D.C. The 29-year-old African-American man was discovered on a Sunday afternoon, October 28, in an alley behind his home in the 1100 block of M Street, Northwest. He had been the victim of a savage beating, sustaining repeated and severe blows to his head and face which resulted in multiple skull fractures.
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In the autumn of 1990, a brutal act of violence cut short the life of Leonardo Maurice Peyton in Washington, D.C. The 29-year-old African-American man was discovered on a Sunday afternoon, October 28, in an alley behind his home in the 1100 block of M Street, Northwest. He had been the victim of a savage beating, sustaining repeated and severe blows to his head and face which resulted in multiple skull fractures.
The investigation into Peyton's murder pointed towards a connection with the ...Read More
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Leonardo Peyton
January 2, 2023
Male
African-American / Black
Washington
DC
1990-10-28
1990-10-28
29
Leonardo
Peyton
No
11/16/2025
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I've been following the case of Leonardo Maurice Peyton and wanted to express my sympathy for his fa... ...Read More
05/19/2023
05/19/2023
