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Montoya Givens

Case from Highland-park, MI dated Feb 02, 2023

Victim Details

Montoya Givens

Male

Black / African American

Highland-park

MI

2023-02-02

31

Montoya

Givens

07/17/2026

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On a cold January night in 2023, 31-year-old Montoya Givens, along with his friends Armani Kelly and Dante Wicker, vanished. The trio of aspiring rappers was scheduled to perform at Lounge 31 in Detroit, but the event was unexpectedly canceled. After that night, all communication from the three men ceased, prompting their families to file missing person reports.

The search for the missing men stretched on for nearly two weeks, ending in a grim discovery on February 2, 2023. The bodies of ...
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  • FOX 2 Detroit: Police: Missing 3 rappers were killed upstairs in abandoned apartment, dumped in basement
  • https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/02/three-missing-rappers-detroit-armani-kelly/11169490002/
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about the role of Lounge 31 in the events leading up to Montoya, Armani, ... ...Read More
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