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Thomas Golden Payton lll

Case from Cambridge, OH dated Jul 27, 2011

Victim Details

Name

Thomas Golden Payton lll

Gender

Male

Race

Black / African American

City

Cambridge

State

OH

Date Of Death

2011-07-27

Age At Death

41

First Name

Thomas

Last Name

Golden Payton lll

Last Updated

06/23/2026

Case Description

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Thomas Golden Payton III, a 41-year-old male of African American ethnicity, tragically died on July 27, 2011, in Cambridge, Ohio. The circumstances surrounding his death involved a complex marital triangle. Payton and his wife were reportedly separated at the time. The accused murderer, Pet Tompkins, who was 30 years old and also African American, allegedly shot Payton with a shotgun on a Cambridge street. Tompkins was on parole from the Ohio penitentiary, where he had been serving a sentence fo ...

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Links to Additional Sources (2)

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Newspapers.com: Accused murderer of Thomas Golden Payton - Newspapers.com

Thomas Golden Payton lll, age 41 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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