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Edward Persons

Case from Corsicana, TX dated Sep 22, 1987

Victim Details

Edward Lee Persons

Male

Black / African American

Corsicana

TX

1987-09-22

30

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06/30/2026

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Edward Lee Persons Jr., a 30-year-old African American male, was tragically murdered on September 22, 1987, in Corsicana, Texas. The incident was part of a violent spree carried out by Howard Franklin Stewart, a 37-year-old man who had recently been fired from his job. Stewart's rampage began with the murder of his former boss, James Wade, followed by the killing of his estranged wife, Brenda, and her friend, Edward Persons Jr. Stewart used a .22-caliber pistol to shoot Persons multiple times, r ...
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