Felicia Turner

How they died

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Felicia Turner died after being arrested on suspicion of shoplifting at Dixmoor Fruit and Meat Market. Turner was handcuffed to a police station bench while an officer went to make photocopies. The officer returned and found Turner unresponsive. The Cook County medical examiner's office said Turner died of an overdose. Turner's children said they weren't told of her arrest, hospitalization or death, and spent two days calling hospitals and police departments in search of her. Eventually, they learned that the body of a woman matching their mother's description was at the medical examiner's office and they identified her.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Felicia Turner, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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