Crime & Justice

Quiana Dees Murder: 21 Years Later

It’s been 21 years since the murder of Quiana Dees. Her mother fights for justice for her daughter by marching through the area of her last steps.

Published

13 years ago

May 12, 2013

UVM Staff

Penny Dees marches for justice for her daughter Quiana (Photo Credit : Unheard Voices Magazine)

It’s been 21 years since the murder of Quiana Dees.

Quiana Dees was 12 years old when was found clinging to life from gunshot wounds in vacant lot in Asbury Park, NJ. The child would later succumb to her injuries.

Her mother, Penny Dees, fights for justice for her daughter by marching throughout the area of her last steps every year.

Check out some highlights below:

: Quiana Dees March 2013

: Quiana Dees March 2013

: Quiana Dees March 2013

: Quiana Dees March Asbury Park

: Quiana Dees March

: Antoinous Thipen – Quiana Dees March

: Penny Dees, Quiana Dees March Continue To Fight For Justice

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