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Larry Payne, a 16-year-old African American teenager, was killed on March 28, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Payne's death occurred during the violence that erupted following a march in support of the Memphis sanitation strike. According to multiple witnesses, as Payne emerged from the basement in the Fowler Homes housing development, police officer Leslie Dean Jones pressed the barrel of a sawed-off shotgun into Payne's stomach and fired, killing him. Payne reportedly had his hands up and had ask ...Read More
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Larry Payne
Male
Black / African American
Memphis
TN
1968-03-28
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Larry
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12/04/2025
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Has anyone else been following the tragic case of Larry Payne? It’s so upsetting to think about th... ...Read More
02/04/2025
02/04/2025
I can't stop thinking about how different the narrative of Larry Payne's case might have been if we ... ...Read More
08/05/2024
08/05/2024
Has anyone looked into the evidence the police claimed to have found near the boiler room door, spec... ...Read More
08/16/2023
08/16/2023
