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Juanita Castleberry

Case from Kansas City, KS dated Jun 22, 2009

Victim Details

Juanita D. Castleberry

Female

Black / African American

Kansas City

KS

2009-06-22

3

Juanita

Castleberry

07/10/2026

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In the summer of 2009, a heart-wrenching tragedy struck Kansas City, Kansas, forever altering the lives of a local family. On June 22, three-year-old Juanita Denea Nicole Renee Castleberry-Bess was found deceased. Her life, which began on April 18, 2006, was cut horrifically short in a brutal act of violence that also claimed the life of her 41-year-old mother, Peggy Sue Castleberry.

The grim discovery was part of a larger, more shocking crime. Juanita and her mother were victims of a qua ...
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    I’ve been thinking about little Juanita and her mom, Peggy, and the impact their tragic loss had o... ...Read More
    10/13/2024
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    I've been following the discussions about the tragic deaths of Juanita and her moth... ...Read More
    12/25/2023
    I recently came across some details about Juanita Castleberry-Bess and her mom Peggy, and I can't st... ...Read More
    09/04/2023
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