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Malissa Williams
Malissa Williams, 30, a Black woman, was killed with Timothy Russell, 43 (see the separate entry for Timothy Russell), on November 29, 2012, when 13 Cleveland police officers fired 137 shots into their car at the end…
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282Cases Documented
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1864–2026Span of Cases
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A public-record research archive documenting unsolved cases involving Black victims.
Does not conduct original investigations, and does not accuse any individual of a crime.
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