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James Luke Baker

Case from Altheimer, AR dated Oct 24, 2015

Victim Details

James Luke Baker

Male

White / Caucasian

Altheimer

AR

2015-10-24

20

James

Luke Baker

07/09/2026

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In the autumn of 2015, a hunting trip in the Arkansas Delta ended in tragedy for 20-year-old James Luke Baker. On the night of October 24th, at the Prairie Wings Duck Lodge near Altheimer in Jefferson County, the young man from Conway died from a single gunshot wound to the head. According to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Baker's death was the result of a self-inflicted wound sustained while he was playing a solitary game of Russian roulette. Investigators were told by the friends who w ...
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  • Arkansas Online: Police: Conway man dies playing Russian roulette
  • Russian roulette said fatal to man | Northwest Arkansas Democrat ...

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