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Jerome Wadsworth

Death by Force
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In the late summer of 2017, the life of Jerome Wadsworth, a 28-year-old Black man from Michigan, came to a tragic and violent end in Lexington, Kentucky. On September 3rd, Wadsworth was discovered in a ditch near the Eastridge Apartments, suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. He was rushed to Saint Joseph East Hospital but succumbed to his injuries that same morning. The initial discovery of his body launched a homicide investigation that would quickly uncover a story of a dispute turned deadly. ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Jerome Wadsworth

    Male

    Black / African American

    Lexington

    KY

    2017-09-03

    28

    Jerome

    Wadsworth

    12/03/2025

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