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Frances Gertrude Jenkins was discovered deceased in her Washington, D.C. apartment on May 13, 2025, under tragic and isolating circumstances. She had last been seen alive during the first week of March, suggesting she had been deceased for over two months before her body was found. Her landlord, concerned after a prolonged period of no contact, conducted a welfare check and entered the locked apartment using a spare key. Inside, he found Jenkins unresponsive and in a state of mummification, indi ...Read More
Date Found: 05/13/2025
Date Found: 05/13/2025
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148190
UCP148190
54128
Frances
Gertrude
Jenkins
Black / African American
Black / African American
Female
05/13/2025
Washington
District of Columbia
District of Columbia
20004
No
47978
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Washington
District of Columbia
District of Columbia
401 E Street, SW, , Washington, District of Columbia
2026989000
Local
Medical Examiner
25-01632
1938-05-13
Unknown
Unknown
Unknown
11/28/2025
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