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Kyrian Knox

Case from Chicago, IL dated Sep 05, 2015

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Kyrian Knox

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Chicago

IL

2015-09-05

2

Kyrian

Knox

Yes

07/17/2026


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Kyrian Knox, a two-year-old boy from Rockford, Illinois, was tragically killed in September 2015. Kyrian's remains were found dismembered in the Garfield Park Lagoon in Chicago on Labor Day weekend. The gruesome discovery included his severed foot, with additional body parts recovered over several days. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide, but the exact cause of death could not be determined. Authorities linked the remains to Kyrian after a DNA match confirmed his identity.

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