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Leon Powell

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the winter of 2024, a grim discovery was made in a wooded area of a Washington, D.C. park. On Friday, February 16th, the remains of 29-year-old Leon Powell, a Black male from Southeast, DC, were found in Fort Greble Park, located off the 4300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SW. Authorities reported that the body was in an advanced state of decomposition. Powell had been reported missing since November of the previous year.

The discovery prompted an immediate investigation by th ...Read More
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  • MPD Investigating Homicide in Southwest | mpdc
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    Victim Details

    Leon Powell

    Male

    Black / African American

    Washington

    DC

    2024-02-16

    29

    Leon

    Powell

    11/16/2025

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