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Mary Elizabeth Roos

Case from Louisville, KY dated Sep 03, 2021

Victim Details

Mary Elizabeth Roos

Female

White / Caucasian

Louisville

KY

2021-09-03

27

Mary

Elizabeth Roos

06/30/2026

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In the late summer of 2021, the life of 27-year-old Mary Elizabeth Roos, a white female from Louisville, Kentucky, was tragically cut short. On September 3, 2021, her body was discovered in a trash can in an alley off Cecil Avenue in the Chickasaw neighborhood of Louisville. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office later determined that she had died from a gunshot wound, and her death was officially ruled a homicide.

Mary, a mother to a young daughter named Layla, was remembered by her famil ...
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  • WDRB: Coroner identifies woman found dead in trash can, rules death a homicide
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    I've been following Mary's case and something that's really stood out to me is her love for horses. ... ...Read More
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