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Maykayla Dyer

Case from White-pine, TN dated Oct 03, 2015

Victim Details

Maykayla Dyer

Female

White / Caucasian

White-pine

TN

2015-10-03

8

Maykayla

Dyer

06/23/2026

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In the small town of White Pine, Tennessee, on the evening of October 3, 2015, a dispute between two children over a puppy tragically ended the life of eight-year-old female, Maykayla Dyer. The fair-skinned girl, known for her love of the movie 'Frozen,' was playing outside her home in a trailer park when her 11-year-old neighbor, Benjamin Tiller, asked to see her new puppies. When she refused his request, Tiller retrieved his father's 12-gauge shotgun from an unlocked closet and fired a single ...
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