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Barbara Goldsmith

Case from Memphis, TN dated Jul 14, 2011

Victim Details

Barbara Goldsmith

March 28, 2022

Female

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2011-07-14

2011-07-14

48

Barbara

Goldsmith

07/24/2026


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In the summer of 2011, the life of 48-year-old Barbara L. Goldsmith of Memphis, Tennessee, came to an end. An obituary published in The Commercial Appeal announced her death on July 14, 2011, but did not specify the cause.

The year 2011 was marked by a series of violent crimes in South Memphis that instilled fear in the community. Authorities were investigating a string of unsolved murders of women, some of whom were involved in sex work. The victims in that case were identified as Tamaki ...
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  • Overnight shooting and house fire on Latham Street - Action News 5
  • BARBARA GOLDSMITH Obituary (2011) - Memphis

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