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Beanitta L. Dawkins

Case from Midland, MI dated Mar 03, 2022

Victim Details

Beanitta L. Dawkins

Female

Black / African American

Midland

MI

2022-03-03

26

Beanitta

L. Dawkins

07/08/2026

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On Thursday, March 3, 2022, 26-year-old Beanitta L. Dawkins was found deceased in her home in the Forest Glen area of Midland, Michigan. Her death was the result of a gunshot wound. The discovery was made by officers from the Midland Police Department who had been dispatched to her residence to follow up on a missing person report filed by her father earlier that day.

The investigation into her death quickly identified a suspect, 34-year-old Marlon Barnett of Saginaw, with whom Dawkins wa ...
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  • mlive: ‘She was angelic,’ says mother of Midland mother of 3 killed in murder-suicide
  • Midland Daily News: Midland police investigating murder, suicide
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    I'm still struggling to wrap my head around the heartbreaking events surrounding Be... ...Read More
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