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Yoshiko Brown

Case from Topsfield, MA dated Jan 27, 1978

Victim Details

Yoshiko Brown

Female

Asian

Topsfield

MA

1978-01-27

49

Yoshiko

Brown

07/17/2026

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In the quiet town of Topsfield, Massachusetts, the evening of January 27, 1978, brought a horrifying end to the life of 49-year-old Yoshiko Brown, an Asian woman of Japanese descent. What began as a seemingly ordinary Friday night descended into a shocking act of violence that would also claim the lives of her husband, Wilfred Brown, and their 20-year-old daughter, Dorina.

The tranquility of the Brown family home was shattered when their 15-year-old son, Alfred, used a. 22 caliber rifle, ...
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  • http://thelocalne.ws/2018/04/27/parole-opposed-for-topsfield-man-convicted-of-murdering-parents-and-sister-40-years-ago/
  • Newspapers.com: Police say son's gift rifle killed family (Wilfred / Yoshiko / Dorina Brown 1978) - Newspapers.com
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    I came across this case while browsing through old crime stories, and I can't stop thinking about th... ...Read More
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    I’ve been doing some reading about the Brown family tragedy, and I can’t stop thinking about the... ...Read More
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    I'm honestly haunted by the fact that Alfred had received that .22 caliber rifle as a Christmas gift... ...Read More
    02/23/2023
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