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A 17 year old is found dead while on her way home
In the early fall of 1972, a young Black woman named Diane Denise Williams, full of life and with dreams of becoming a model, was just beginning her junior year at Ballou High School in Washington, D.C. At 17 years old, she was the eldest of six children and was known for her impeccable taste in fashion. On the evening of September 5th, after making dinner for her family, Diane went to visit her boyfriend. He walked her to the bus stop on Martin Luther King Road for her journey home. The bus dri ...Read More
In the early fall of 1972, a young Black woman named Diane Denise Williams, full of life and with dreams of becoming a model, was just beginning her junior year at Ballou High School in Washington, D.C. At 17 years old, she was the eldest of six children and was known for her impeccable taste in fashion. On the evening of September 5th, after making dinner for her family, Diane went to visit her boyfriend. He walked her to the bus stop on Martin Luther King Road for her journey home. The bus dri ...Read More
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Diane Williams
November 7, 2023
Female
African-American / Black
Washington
DC
1972-09-05
1972-09-06
1955-02-02
true
$300,000.00
true
DNA
17
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Diane Williams
Diane
Williams
Victim
11/15/2025
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I've been thinking about the troubling detail about Diane's shoes. Her name was written in bold lett... ...Read More
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