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Murder of Amore Wiggins

Year
2023
Where
Alabama
Source
Wikipedia
Evidence
1
What the record says

Amore Joveah Wiggins, formerly known as Opelika Jane Doe, (born January 1, 2006 – c. 2011) was a formerly unidentified murder victim whose skeletal remains were found in a trailer park in Opelika, Alabama. Her identity was not known until nearly 11 years later, in January 2023. Wiggins's father, Lamar Vickerstaff, was subsequently charged with felony murder and failure to report a missing child, while her…

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