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Terrance Thomas

Case from Detroit, MI dated Mar 06, 2012

Victim Details

Terrance Thomas

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2012-03-06

2012-03-06

34

Terrance

Thomas

07/02/2026


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On a cold March day in 2012, the body of Terrance Thomas, a 34-year-old African-American male, was discovered on Littlefield Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. His death, which occurred on March 6, 2012, was not due to natural causes; authorities quickly classified it as a homicide resulting from the use of force. The discovery sent a chill through the community, adding another grim statistic to the city's high number of violent crimes that year.

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