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Robert Glenn Bob Tate

Case from Sherman, TX dated Oct 08, 1983

Victim Details

Robert Glenn Bob Tate

Male

White / Caucasian

Sherman

TX

1983-10-08

50

Robert

Glenn Bob Tate

07/06/2026

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Robert Glenn "Bob" Tate, a 50-year-old white male, was found dead on October 8, 1983, in Sherman, Texas. Tate, along with three other victims, was discovered in a metal building that served as a hangar for ultralight airplanes on his ranch. The victims were all ultralight aircraft enthusiasts who had gathered at the hangar to meet with an unknown individual to discuss the sale of an ultralight aircraft. Tate and two other victims, Deputy Phillip Good, 29, and Jerry Brown, 51, were each shot twic ...
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