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Ray Cooper

Case from Roanoke, VA dated Dec 27, 2014

Victim Details

Ray Ellsworth Cooper

Male

White / Caucasian

Roanoke

VA

2014-12-27

55

Ray

Cooper

07/08/2026

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On a cold winter day in Roanoke, Virginia, the life of Ray Ellsworth Cooper, a 55-year-old White male, was unexpectedly cut short on December 27, 2014. His passing was a sudden and tragic event that deeply shocked his loved ones and all who knew him. Born in Sayre, Pennsylvania, on August 27, 1959, Cooper was known by those close to him as a dedicated family man.

Friends and family remembered Ray Cooper as a man who, despite a seemingly gruff exterior, possessed a gentle and easy-going na ...
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  • Cooper, Ray Ellsworth - Roanoke Times
  • Man found dead in Roanoke alley identified
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