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Harold Hayes

Case from Memphis, TN dated Jul 20, 2018

Victim Details

Harold Hayes

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2018-07-20

58

Harold

Hayes

06/30/2026

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In the predawn hours of a mid-October morning in 1971, a 17-year-old African American teenager named Elton Hayes was a passenger in a truck being driven by his friend through the streets of Memphis, Tennessee. A high-speed chase with law enforcement officers shattered the quiet of the morning and set in motion a tragic chain of events that would end in a ditch on an isolated country road. Initial reports from the officers involved claimed that the teenager's death was the result of a traffic acc ...
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  • WREG.com: Murder charges filed following South Memphis wreck, shooting
  • WREG.com: Shooting after wreck in South Memphis kills one, hurts two others
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