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William Samuel Rankin

Case from Wichita-falls, TX dated Oct 10, 2016

Victim Details

William Samuel Rankin

Male

White / Caucasian

Wichita-falls

TX

2016-10-10

39

William

Samuel Rankin

07/09/2026

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William Samuel Rankin, a 39-year-old male from Wichita Falls, Texas, was found dead on October 10, 2016. His body, along with that of David Wayne Phillips Jr., was discovered by Rankin's mother at his house on North Third Street. Both men had multiple gunshot wounds, and investigators found bullet casings and bullets strewn around the living room and kitchen of the house. Rankin was known to keep two handguns in the house, but police found none at the scene.

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