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On a cold Christmas Eve in 1991, the life of 33-year-old Joel 'Buddy' Simpson was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C. He had just spoken to his mother on the phone, promising to pick up his three children and spend the holiday with her. It was a promise he would never be able to keep.
Later that evening, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Simpson was lured outside the Southeast Washington home where his children and their mother resided. He had been asked to come outside by the brother of ...Read More
On a cold Christmas Eve in 1991, the life of 33-year-old Joel 'Buddy' Simpson was tragically cut short in Washington, D.C. He had just spoken to his mother on the phone, promising to pick up his three children and spend the holiday with her. It was a promise he would never be able to keep.
Later that evening, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Simpson was lured outside the Southeast Washington home where his children and their mother resided. He had been asked to come outside by the brother of ...Read More
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Joel Simpson
January 3, 2023
Male
African-American / Black
Washington
DC
1991-12-24
1991-12-24
33
Joel
Simpson
11/16/2025
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11/10/2023
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