Timothy O'Bryan

Birth Name:
Timothy O'Bryan
Birth Date:
April 5, 1966
Birth Place:
Houston, Texas
Death Date:
October 31, 1974
Place of Death:
Houston, Texas
Age:
8
Cause of Death:
Cyanide poisoning
Cemetery Name:
Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Crime and their Victims
poisoned by own father

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery

6900 Lawndale

Houston, Texas, 77023

USA

North America

Grave Location:

Section 28, Temple Gardens

Grave Location GPS

29.71296, -95.30671

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Timothy O'Bryan was born on April 5, 1966.

Timothy O'Bryan was born in Houston, Texas.

Timothy O'Bryan died on October 31, 1974.

Timothy O'Bryan died in Houston, Texas.

Timothy O'Bryan was 8.

The cause of death was Cyanide poisoning.

Timothy O'Bryan's grave is in Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery

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