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Alfreda Yous

Case from New Haven, CT dated Jan 10, 2021

Victim Details

Alfreda Yous

Female

Black / African American

New Haven

CT

2021-01-10

50

Alfreda

Yous

06/22/2026

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On a cold winter day in New Haven, Connecticut, the life of 50-year-old Alfreda Youmans, a Black female, was tragically cut short. On January 10, 2021, she and a companion, 42-year-old Jeffery Dotson, were found deceased inside her first-floor apartment located in a large wooden house at the corner of Winthrop Avenue and Chapel Street. The discovery was made by a visiting nurse who, after receiving no answer at the door, entered the residence to find the two victims.

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  • NBC Connecticut: New Haven Police Identify Victims of Double Homicide
  • New Haven Register: 2 found dead in New Haven home
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