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James McCallum

Case from Washington, DC dated Dec 14, 1989

Victim Details

James McCallum

January 2, 2023

Male

African-American / Black

Washington

DC

1989-12-14

1989-12-14

James

McCallum

No

07/10/2026


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On a December night in 1989, James McCallum, a 36-year-old construction foreman and father of two, lost his life in a brutal stabbing in Northeast Washington, D.C. A resident of the 1300 block of Holbrook Street NE, McCallum had moved to the city from North Carolina as a teenager. Known as a hardworking man by his family, he was also battling a drug habit that would ultimately place him in harm's way on that fateful evening.

On the night of December 14th, McCallum and a friend drove to th ...
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  • James McCallum - Homicide Victim - Metropolitan Police Department
  • Police hope trail of blood leads to killer - Washington Examiner
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