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Donald Michael Best

Case from Wichita-falls, TX dated Nov 04, 2020

Victim Details

Donald Michael Best

Male

White / Caucasian

Wichita-falls

TX

2020-11-04

50

Donald

Michael Best

07/07/2026

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On November 4, 2020, 50-year-old Donald Michael Best, a white male, was found lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds in the 1400 block of Taylor Street in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was transported to United Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:32 p.m. The investigation revealed that Best had been in communication with Cody Ryan Stage, a 33-year-old white male, about purchasing a motorcycle for $2,000. However, Stage and his accomplice, Raymond Alaniz, a 28-year-old white ...
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  • WFPD identifies Wednesday murder victim
  • 'Robbery went bad': Wichita Falls man pleads guilty to murder
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