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Freddie Lee Jackson

Case from Detroit, MI dated Oct 06, 1986

Victim Details

Freddie Lee Jackson

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

1986-10-06

42

Freddie

Lee Jackson

06/27/2026

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In the cool autumn evening of October 6, 1986, a dedicated Detroit Police Officer, Freddie Lee Jackson, found his life tragically cut short at the age of 42. A 14-year veteran of the force and a former member of the United States Army, Officer Jackson was known for his hearty laugh that would echo through the precinct, a sound that would be forever silenced on that fateful night. He left behind a wife and four children who would have to navigate a world without their husband and father.

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