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Janiya Brown

Case from Detroit, MI dated May 11, 2022

Victim Details

Janiya Brown

Female

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2022-05-11

15

Janiya

Brown

07/21/2026

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Janiya Brown was a 15-year-old Black girl who vanished after leaving the place she was supposed to be safest: her aunt’s home in Berkley, Michigan, where she had recently been brought to start over. She had been reported missing in late April 2022, and the days that followed were filled with frantic searching and the quiet dread that comes when a child stops answering and stops coming home.

On May 11, 2022, that dread became something far worse. Detroit police found her after a call le ...
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  • WXYZ: Heartbroken dad of 15-year-old girl shot to death hopes his words can save someone else's child
  • NewsBreak: Teen found dead in car in Detroit is missing 15-year-old Berkley girl: police - NewsBreak
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