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McKenzie Beal

Case from Memphis, TN dated Dec 06, 2025

Victim Details

McKenzie Beal

Female

Memphis

TN

2025-12-06

McKenzie

Beal

07/18/2026

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McKenzie Beal was killed on December 6, 2025, in Memphis, Tennessee, after what began as a simmering dispute over missing money and ended in a burst of gunfire inside a Heights-area home on Fairoaks Avenue.

According to police accounts summarized in local reporting, Beal had accused John Whitten of stealing money from her grandmother, and the argument escalated quickly with Beal and her boyfriend drawn into the confrontation. A witness told investigators that Whitten pulled out a gun and ...
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  • FOX13 Memphis: Man shoots, kills woman after being accused of stealing money from her grandmother, records show
  • https://www.actionnews5.com: Man charged with killing woman during argument
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