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Carolyn Sykes

Case from New Haven, CT dated Aug 26, 1966

Victim Details

Carolyn Sykes

Female

New Haven

CT

1966-08-26

24

Carolyn

Sykes

06/21/2026

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In the late hours of a summer night in New Haven, Connecticut, on August 26, 1966, the life of 24-year-old Carolyn Sykes was tragically cut short. She was inside a residence at 16 Northeast Drive when a man named Arthur J. Davis, then 27, entered the home armed with a carbine and began shooting. The motive for this violent outburst stemmed from a personal grievance Davis had with his estranged girlfriend, who had left him earlier that day.

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  • Desert Sun 26 August 1966 — California Digital Newspaper Collection
  • Newspapers.com: Article clipped from Record-Journal
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    I've been reading a lot about the tragic events that took place on August 25, 1966, and my heart goe... ...Read More
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