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Ralph Payne

Case from Underwood Petersville, AL dated Apr 15, 2025

Victim Details

Ralph Payne

Male

Underwood Petersville

AL

2025-04-15

61

Ralph

Payne

07/04/2026

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In the quiet, early morning hours in the Underwood-Petersville community, a domestic altercation escalated into a tragedy that claimed two lives and left another person injured. The male victim was 61-year-old Ralph L. Payne, who was fatally shot by his own son. The events unfolded at Payne's residence on Sylvan Street in Florence, Alabama.

On that Tuesday morning, Ralph Payne's 34-year-old son, Jesse Weston Payne, arrived at the home and a confrontation began. The argument, the cause of ...
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  • Legacy.com: Ralph Lester "Butch" Payne Obituary (1963 - 2025) - Florence, AL - WTVA
  • al: 1 killed in southwest Birmingham shooting
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