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Michael David Porter

Case from Moss-point, MS dated Oct 23, 2008

Victim Details

Michael David Porter

Male

White / Caucasian

Moss-point

MS

2008-10-23

44

Michael

David Porter

07/14/2026

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On the evening of October 23, 2008, Michael David Porter, a 44-year-old man from Hattiesburg, was fatally shot in Moss Point, Mississippi. He and his wife, Linda Porter, had become lost while trying to find their grandson's football game and had pulled into a gas station to ask for directions. It was there that they were tragically confronted by a group of teenagers with the intent to rob them for money to attend the Jackson County fair.

As Michael Porter got out of his vehicle, he was ap ...
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  • gulflive: Witnesses: Michael Porter shot to death for fair money
  • Legacy.com: Michael David Porter Obituary (2008) Courier-Journal
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