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Do you know who murdered 48 year old Vernon Bowman in 1983?
In the summer of 1983, in Mesa, Arizona, a man named Vernon Bowman was found dead in his residence located in the 1900 block of West Lindner. The 48-year-old man's death was determined to be a brutal homicide that occurred on Monday, July 11, 1983. Investigators learned that Vernon had a small circle of friends, and it is believed that one or more of them may hold information that could be crucial to solving the case.
The Mesa Police Department opened an investigation into the murder, but ...Read More
In the summer of 1983, in Mesa, Arizona, a man named Vernon Bowman was found dead in his residence located in the 1900 block of West Lindner. The 48-year-old man's death was determined to be a brutal homicide that occurred on Monday, July 11, 1983. Investigators learned that Vernon had a small circle of friends, and it is believed that one or more of them may hold information that could be crucial to solving the case.
The Mesa Police Department opened an investigation into the murder, but ...Read More
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Vernon Bow
December 14, 2022
Male
White / Caucasian
Mesa
AZ
1983-07-11
1983-07-11
48
Vernon
Bowman
11/26/2025
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