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Deborah L. Harris

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Oct 11, 1986

Victim Details

Deborah L. Harris

Female

Black / African American

Milwaukee

WI

1986-10-11

31

Deborah

L. Harris

09/22/2026

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Deborah L. Harris was a 31-year-old Black/African American woman whose life ended violently in Milwaukee in October 1986. Online records consistently place her death and the discovery of her body on October 10, 1986, rather than October 11. Harris had moved to Milwaukee hoping for a better life, and a friend later remembered her as a generous and loving person. Her body was found in the Menomonee River. Investigators determined that she had been strangled and believed she had been killed somewhe ...
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