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Lawrence Bowman

Case from Detroit, MI dated Feb 10, 2014

Victim Details

Lawrence Bowman

Male

Detroit

MI

2014-02-10

51

Lawrence

Bowman

06/20/2026

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In the cold of a Detroit winter, on February 10, 2014, the life of 51-year-old Lawrence Bowman was brutally cut short in what would become a grim and widely reported triple homicide. The tragic events unfolded inside his home on Bentler Street, a place that would be transformed from a sanctuary to a crime scene of unimaginable horror. Responding to a house fire, firefighters made a series of gruesome discoveries. In the basement, they found the bodies of Lawrence Bowman and a family friend, 24-y ...
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  • Four people charged in Detroit triple homicide
  • Detroit Free Press: 4 sentenced in triple slaying, burning in Detroit
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