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On an autumn evening in 1974, the life of 28-year-old Shirley Sailor was brought to a tragic and violent end. On October 21st, police in Highland Park, Michigan, received an anonymous tip that led them to the apartment Sailor shared with her common-law husband, the novelist Donald Goines. Upon entering the residence, authorities discovered a grim scene. Both Sailor and Goines had been shot multiple times.

Sailor was found in the kitchen, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds to her che ...Read More
Victim Details

Shirley Sailor

Female

Black / African American

Highland-park

MI

1974-10-21

28

Shirley

Sailor

12/23/2025