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Kimberly Marie Franks Knapp

Case from Fort-worth, TX dated Jul 24, 2023

Victim Details

Kimberly Marie Franks Knapp

Female

White / Caucasian

Fort-worth

TX

2023-07-24

46

Kimberly

Marie Franks Knapp

07/31/2026

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On July 24, 2023, at approximately 10 p.m., Saginaw police responded to a residence in the 200 block of Lottie Lane following a report of a possible self-inflicted gunshot wound. Upon arrival, officers found 46-year-old Kimberly Marie Franks Knapp, a prominent criminal defense attorney based in Fort Worth, lying on a bed with a gunshot wound to her upper chest. She was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

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  • wfaa.com: Man arrested, charged with murder of Fort Worth attorney, police say
  • Kimberly Marie Knapp - Obituary - Greenwood Funeral Home
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