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Richard Stephenson

Case from Louisville, KY dated Sep 29, 1984

Victim Details

Richard Stephenson

Male

Louisville

KY

1984-09-29

17

Richard

Stephenson

06/30/2026

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On a September evening in 1984, Richard Stephenson, a 17-year-old Caucasian male, and his friend, Scott Nelson, were on their way to a high school football game in Louisville, Kentucky. The two Trinity High School students became lost and pulled into a Moby Dick restaurant to ask for directions. It was there they tragically crossed paths with Victor Taylor and his cousin, George Wade. The two men, both with extensive criminal records, offered to guide the teenagers to the stadium in exchange for ...
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