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Doyletta Gayle Wells McCanless

Case from Madison, TN dated Feb 22, 1991

Victim Details

Doyletta Gayle Wells McCanless

Female

White / Caucasian

Madison

TN

1991-02-22

23

Doyletta

Gayle Wells McCanless

06/28/2026

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In the late winter of 1991, a tragedy unfolded in Madison, Tennessee, that would touch the lives of a family well-known in the world of country music. Doyletta Gayle Wells McCanless, a 23-year-old Caucasian woman, died on February 22nd from a gunshot wound to her head. The circumstances surrounding her death were immediately shrouded in uncertainty, casting a somber shadow over the community. Doyletta was the niece of famed country singers Loretta Lynn and Crystal Gayle, a connection that brough ...
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