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Mark Matlock

Case from Nashville, TN dated Sep 06, 2016

Victim Details

Mark Matlock

Male

Black / African American

Nashville

TN

2016-09-06

57

Mark

Matlock

07/06/2026

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In the late summer of 2016, a botched robbery tragically cut short the life of 57-year-old Mark Matlock in Nashville, Tennessee. The incident unfolded on September 6th in the parking lot adjacent to the tennis courts at Shelby Park, a place that would become the backdrop for a fatal encounter.

Matlock, along with a 32-year-old woman named Angel Pendred, had arranged to meet two individuals, 22-year-old Crystal Taylor and 26-year-old James Bratchie. The meeting was purportedly for a heroin ...
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  • Obituary for Mark Matlock
  • WKRN.com: 2 arrested in ‘botched robbery’ that left man dead in East Nashville
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about the impact Mark Matlock's death had on his family, especially his d... ...Read More
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