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On a tragic day in Detroit, Michigan, a young woman's life was cut short in a shocking act of violence. Twenty-two-year-old Billie Jean Henry Nolan was at her friend's home, babysitting, when the unthinkable occurred. The date was December 3, 1964, a day that would end in a horrific murder-suicide, leaving a community stunned and multiple families devastated.

The perpetrator was James D. Burgan, the estranged husband of Billie Jean's friend, Joyce Marie Driver Burgan. Fueled by anger over ...Read More
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Victim Details

Billie Jean Henry Nolan

Female

Detroit

MI

1964-12-03

22

Billie

Jean Henry Nolan

12/22/2025