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May Dowdy

Case from Memphis, TN dated Jan 04, 2026

Victim Details

May Dowdy

Female

Memphis

TN

2026-01-04

May

Dowdy

07/16/2026

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Before dawn on January 4, 2026, May Dowdy, a woman in Memphis, Tennessee, was killed inside a home on Philsdale Avenue after what police described as a domestic argument that turned deadly. Officers were dispatched to the residence around the 2:25–2:30 a.m. hour on a domestic-violence call, arriving to find a chaotic, intimate scene—one where the violence had already happened, and the person responsible was still there.

Investigators said they made contact with Raymond Lee Dowdy Sr., ...
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  • localmemphis.com: 88-year-old Memphis man charged with murdering wife
  • FOX13 Memphis: Man charged in Memphis' first homicide of 2026, police say
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    I've been thinking a lot about the tragic case of May Dowdy lately, and one thing that keeps coming ... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been thinking about the children caught up in this tragedy? My heart really goes out... ...Read More
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