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David Leath

Case from Knoxville, TN dated Mar 13, 2003

Victim Details

David Leath

Male

White / Caucasian

Knoxville

TN

2003-03-13

57

David

Leath

06/30/2026

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In the quiet suburbs of Knoxville, Tennessee, the life of 57-year-old David Leath, a popular local barber, came to a sudden and violent end on March 13, 2003. He was found in the bedroom of the home he shared with his wife, Raynella Dossett Leath, with a single gunshot wound to the head. This white male, who had recently been diagnosed with early-onset dementia, was initially thought to have taken his own life, a narrative put forth by his wife who claimed he was despondent over his health.
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  • Raynella Leath - Wikipedia
  • Raynella Dossett Leath - National Registry of Exonerations
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