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On December 27, 1996, Jerry Alter, a 31-year-old resident of Detroit, Michigan, was tragically found dead. He had been fatally shot in the head and his body was discovered in an alley on Hickery Street, south of 8 Mile Road and Schoenherr Street. The previous evening, Jerry had called his family around 7 PM to inform them that he would be visiting, but he never arrived. The following day, his family received a call from the Wayne County Medical Examiner's office notifying them of his death.
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Victim Details

Jerry Alter

Male

White / Caucasian

Detroit

MI

1996-12-27

31

Jerry

Alter

11/11/2025