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Robert Blanton

Case from Philadelphia, TN dated Aug 12, 2021

Victim Details

Robert Blanton

Male

Philadelphia

TN

2021-08-12

84

Robert

Blanton

07/14/2026

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In the late summer of 2021, the quiet community of Philadelphia, Tennessee, was disturbed by a fatal act of violence that claimed the life of one of its elderly residents. On August 12, 84-year-old Robert Blanton, a male resident of the area, was shot and killed following what authorities described as an altercation between neighbors. The incident, which escalated from a dispute to a deadly shooting, left the community searching for answers.

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  • Robert Blanton (1937-2021) - Find A Grave...
  • wbir.com: LCSO: Fight between neighbors turns into a shooting, killing one
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