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Dariel Walker II

Case from Bay-city, MI dated Feb 20, 2018

Victim Details

Dariel Walker II

Male

Black / African American

Bay-city

MI

2018-02-20

2

Dariel

Walker II

07/13/2026

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In the quiet cold of a February morning in Bay County, Michigan, a devastating scene unfolded, forever marking a tragic end to the budding life of two-year-old Dariel Walker II. On February 20, 2018, the young African American boy was found deceased, a victim of a horrific murder-suicide. His life was taken by his mother, 31-year-old Nikita Landrum, who also ended the life of her three-year-old daughter, Mikayla Walker, before taking her own. The grim discovery was made in a vehicle parked at a ...
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  • Detroit Free Press: Oakland County woman, children found dead in possible Bay County murder-suicide
  • MLive.com: Woman, two children found dead in vehicle in Bay County
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    I've been thinking a lot about the tragic loss of young DJ and Mikayla, and something that stands ou... ...Read More
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