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Joseph Dilger

Case from Lexington, KY dated Sep 04, 2016

Victim Details

Joseph Dilger

Male

White / Caucasian

Lexington

KY

2016-09-04

24

Joseph

Dilger

06/29/2026

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In the late summer of 2016, the life of 24-year-old Joseph Trevor Dilger was tragically cut short in Lexington, Kentucky. A graduate of Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School and a member of the 1st Battalion 149th Infantry in the National Guard, Joseph was a young man with a future ahead of him. However, on September 4, 2016, his journey came to a violent and horrifying end. On that day, authorities were called to a grim scene on Redd Road near Elkchester Road, where a car was engulfed in flames. Ins ...
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