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Atlante McArthur Dent

Case from Roanoke, VA dated Nov 27, 2017

Victim Details

Atlante McArthur Dent

Male

Black / African American

Roanoke

VA

2017-11-27

18

Atlante

McArthur Dent

06/30/2026

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In the late hours of a November night in 2017, the life of 18-year-old Atlante' McArthur Dent was tragically cut short in Roanoke, Virginia. The young man's body was discovered on the morning of November 27th, bringing a somber end to a search for his whereabouts and sparking a homicide investigation that would soon unravel the events of that fateful evening.

The investigation led authorities to 20-year-old Denke Tequan Gaither. Initially, Gaither was arrested and faced a charge of malici ...
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