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Willie Graves

Case from Orange, NJ dated Dec 21, 1996

Victim Details

Willie Graves

Male

Black / African American

Orange

NJ

1996-12-21

18

Willie

Graves

07/02/2026

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On a cold December night in 1996, 18-year-old Willie Graves III was standing with two friends near a pay phone on Pero Street in Orange, New Jersey. It was shortly before 10:40 p.m. on December 29th when two men approached the group and suddenly opened fire. Graves was struck by four bullets, with a fatal shot to the back of his head. His companions, Phillip Satterfield and Devon Boyd, were also wounded in the attack but survived.

The ensuing investigation led authorities to identify Stac ...
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  • Willie Graves III (unknown-1996) - Memorials - Find a Grave
  • Willie Graves, age 18 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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