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Ralph Faudree

Case from Memphis, TN dated Jan 13, 2015

Victim Details

Ralph Faudree

Male

White / Caucasian

Memphis

TN

2015-01-13

75

Ralph

Faudree

06/23/2026

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In the quiet Memphis neighborhood of East Memphis, a distinguished academic's life came to a sorrowful end. Ralph Faudree, a 75-year-old male, was discovered in the backyard of his Normandy home on the evening of Tuesday, January 13, 2015. Memphis Police Department officers responded to a call and found Faudree with what was determined to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Faudree was a celebrated and world-renowned mathematician who had been a sig ...
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  • Memphis Flyer: Former U of M Provost Ralph Faudree Dies
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