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Tyajah Nelson

Case from Columbus, OH dated Jun 13, 2015

Victim Details

Tyajah Nelson

Female

Black / African American

Columbus

OH

2015-06-13

18

Tyajah

Nelson

06/25/2026

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Tyajah Nelson, an 18-year-old female of African American ethnicity, tragically lost her life on June 13, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. She was one of four victims in an execution-style shooting that took place at a home on East Hudson Street. The incident was part of a robbery gone wrong, where the perpetrators, Robert Lee Adams and Jordyn Wade, were after drugs.

Robert Lee Adams, who was 28 years old at the time, pleaded guilty to the aggravated murder charges and was sentenced to life in pr ...
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  • WSET: Teen sentenced to 172.5 years to life in prison for quadruple murders
  • WDTN: 16-year-old charged in 4 slayings at Ohio home in June; arraignment scheduled
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