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Willie Graves

Death by Force
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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.

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    Victim Details

    Willie Graves

    Male

    Black / African American

    Orange

    NJ

    1996-12-21

    18

    Willie

    Graves

    11/19/2025

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