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Lessie Dever

Case from Idabel, OK dated Sep 19, 2018

Victim Details

Lessie Dever

Male

Black / African American

Idabel

OK

2018-09-19

36

Lessie

Dever

06/26/2026

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In the early morning hours of September 19, 2018, the quiet of a residential street in Idabel, Oklahoma, was shattered by a grim discovery. Lessie Lee Dever, a 36-year-old man, was found lying deceased across the street from his own home. The cause of his untimely death was a single gunshot wound to the head, a violent end to a life that had been a fixture in the community. His sister made the heartbreaking discovery around 6 a.m., a moment that would forever alter the lives of his family.
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  • KFOR.com: $5,000 reward offered for information in Idabel murder case
  • Cold Case Files C - D - Oklahoma.gov
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