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Adilson Pires

Death by Force
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On the cold evening of January 8, 2008, in the city of Brockton, Massachusetts, a confrontation outside a liquor store turned fatal for 24-year-old Adilson Pires. That night, Pires, a male, entered the store with two companions. Inside, Shane Bester was making a purchase. Pires approached Bester and asked to speak with him outside, assuring him there would be no trouble. Bester agreed and went outside to wait.

After Pires purchased two beers, he and his friends joined Bester in the parkin ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Adilson Pires

    Male

    Brockton

    MA

    2008-01-08

    24

    Adilson

    Pires

    11/07/2025

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