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Thomas Richard Donaldson

Case from Canton, GA dated Mar 23, 2021

Victim Details

Thomas Richard Donaldson

Male

White / Caucasian

Canton

GA

2021-03-23

65

Thomas

Richard Donaldson

07/13/2026

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In a tragic turn of events that unfolded in a shared home in Canton, Georgia, 65-year-old Thomas Richard “Doodle” Donaldson was found deceased, the victim of a fatal shooting. The incident, which also claimed the life of his 30-year-old niece, Carla Marie Payne, who was thirty weeks pregnant at the time, sent shockwaves through the community. The male victim’s life was cut short on March 23, 2021, a day that ended in a harrowing discovery for law enforcement.

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