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Barbara Pitts

Case from Goodlettsville, TN dated Jan 28, 2022

Victim Details

Barbara Pitts

Female

White / Caucasian

Goodlettsville

TN

2022-01-28

32

Barbara

Pitts

07/15/2026

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In a tragic event that unfolded in a Goodlettsville, Tennessee home, Barbara Pitts, a 32-year-old female, lost her life on Friday, January 28, 2022. The devastating incident was a triple murder-suicide carried out by her husband, 32-year-old James Travis Pitts. The violence also claimed the lives of their two daughters, 13-year-old MaKayla Kleinert and 6-year-old Riley Pitts.

The series of events began to unfold when James Travis Pitts himself contacted 911 at approximately 6:21 a.m.. In ...
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  • WTVF: Four dead in apparent murder-suicide in Goodlettsville
  • WSMV Nashville: Goodlettsville family of 4 dead after father admits he ‘snapped’
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