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Joseph Starks

Case from Louisville, KY dated Apr 29, 2015

Victim Details

Joseph Starks

Male

Black / African American

Louisville

KY

2015-04-29

26

Joseph

Starks

07/13/2026

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In the spring of 2015, a confrontation inside a car in Louisville, Kentucky, ended the life of 26-year-old Joseph Starks. On April 29th, witnesses observed Starks getting into a black Oldsmobile sedan. Shortly after, the sound of multiple gunshots rang out from within the vehicle. The car then sped away with Starks still inside, marking the beginning of a three-day period before his body was discovered.

The grim discovery was made on May 2nd in the 1100 block of South 38th Street. Joseph ...
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  • Suspect indicted for murder in shooting death of Joseph Starks
  • Man found shot to death in vacant lot on Derby Day - WAVE3
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