Karl Taylor, a 20-year-old Black man, died in Detroit, Michigan, on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. The record lists his name and date of death, but there are no news reports, public appeals, or available case details that describe the circumstances of his death or any investigation into it.

2012 was a year of unusually high violence in Detroit, with 386 criminal homicides citywide. Unlike many other victims from that year, Karl Taylor’s story does not appear in published lists of unsolved cases or media coverage; his life is recorded in the official count but without a public narrative about what happened or who he was beyond his age and race.

If anyone knew Karl Taylor or has information about his death on December 11, 2012, please share what you know with the community or contact local authorities.