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Tristan Dilley

Case from Silsbee, TX dated Oct 01, 2017

Victim Details

Tristan Dilley

Male

White / Caucasian

Silsbee

TX

2017-10-01

14

Tristan

Dilley

06/24/2026

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Tristan Dilley, a 14-year-old freshman at Silsbee High School in Texas, was found dead in her bedroom on October 1, 2017. She had been shot twice in the head with a .22-caliber magnum revolver, and her younger brother discovered her body fully clothed on her bed. The position of her body indicated that she was not facing her assailant when the shots were fired. Tristan was just two days away from celebrating her 15th birthday.

The investigation into Tristan's death revealed that she had b ...
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    I can't stop thinking about Tristan’s younger brother in all of this. Finding his sister like that... ...Read More
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    It's hard to wrap my head around the loss of young Tristan, especially with her birthday just around... ...Read More
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