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Katherine Betty Basser

Case from Detroit, MI dated Jun 14, 1971

Victim Details

Katherine Betty Basser

Female

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

1971-06-14

22

Katherine

Betty Basser

07/04/2026

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In the early morning hours of June 14, 1971, a horrific scene unfolded inside a red-brick house on Hazelwood Street in Detroit, Michigan. Among the victims of what would become known as the 'Hazelwood massacre' was Katherine Betty Basser, a 22-year-old African-American woman. She, along with seven others, was fatally shot in what remains the city's largest mass murder. The apartment where the killings took place was described by investigators as a narcotics den.

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  • Hazelwood massacre - Wikipedia
  • Narcissa Lee "Tessie" Brown, age 19
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    Has anyone else been struck by the fact that all this happened in a seemingly ordinary neighborhood?... ...Read More
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