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Robert Payne

Case from Nashville, TN dated Jan 12, 2018

Victim Details

Robert Payne

Male

White / Caucasian

Nashville

TN

2018-01-12

70

Robert

Payne

07/20/2026

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A quiet Friday in North Nashville was shattered on January 12, 2018, by an act of violence that claimed the lives of three people, including 70-year-old Robert Payne. A Vietnam veteran, Mr. Payne was tragically caught in a devastating chain of events that began as a domestic dispute and ended in a triple homicide. His life was abruptly taken, not in a far-off conflict, but in his own community. The day's horror unfolded when a young man embarked on a senseless rampage, forever altering the lives ...
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  • The Tennessean: Police: 2 children, adult dead in North Nashville shooting
  • WKRN.com: 5-year-old, 8-year-old among victims in triple murder, carjacking in North Nashville
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