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Joseph Tavares

Case from Dartmouth, MA dated Dec 22, 2018

Victim Details

Joseph Tavares

Male

Black / African American

Dartmouth

MA

2018-12-22

37

Joseph

Tavares

07/07/2026

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In the late hours of a December evening in 2018, the quiet parking lot of the Regency Hotel in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, became the scene of a fatal encounter. Joseph Tavares, a 37-year-old Black / African American male from Fall River, was found unresponsive in the driver's seat of his vehicle on December 22nd. A night manager at the hotel had placed a 911 call around 10:34 p.m. after being alerted by a guest who heard loud thuds and the sound of breaking glass. First responders discovered Tava ...
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  • WPRI: Prosecutors: Dartmouth murder stemmed from drug deal
  • Suspect in murder of Fall River man held without bail
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