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In the spring of 1972, the life of William Clark Coit Jr., a 44-year-old Caucasian male, came to a violent and mysterious end in New Orleans, Louisiana. An engineer by profession, Coit was fatally shot on March 29th, a mere three weeks after he had initiated divorce proceedings against his wife, Jill Coit. The circumstances of his death immediately raised suspicions, as he was found with two gunshot wounds to his back, suggesting he was killed by an apparent intruder. At the time of his death, h ...Read More
Victim Details

William Clark Coit, Jr

Male

White / Caucasian

New-orleans

LA

1972-03-29

44

William

Clark Coit Jr

02/28/2026