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Tanya Melton

Case from Houston, TX dated Aug 01, 2020

Victim Details

Tanya Melton

Female

White / Caucasian

Houston

TX

2020-08-01

47

Tanya

Melton

07/05/2026

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Tanya Denice Melton, a 47-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, tragically passed away on August 1, 2020. Born on June 29, 1973, in West Monroe, Louisiana, Tanya had a career in the restaurant business and was married to Jerry Melton. She was known to be a loving mother and grandmother who was deeply involved in her community.

On the night of her death, Tanya and two friends went to the apartment of her ex-boyfriend, Robert Wayne Douglas, in Nassau Bay, Texas, to go swimming and have drinks ...
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  • KPRC: HCSO: Man in custody after girlfriend shot, killed
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