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Kelly Hayes

Case from Oklahoma City, OK dated Sep 14, 2017

Victim Details

Kelly Hayes

March 28, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Oklahoma City

OK

2017-09-14

2017-09-14

66

Kelly

Hayes

06/24/2026


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Kelly Anthony Hays, a 66-year-old white male, was a familiar figure in northwest Oklahoma City, known less as a former judge and attorney and more as the quiet soul behind the shelves of his used bookstore, 30 Penn Books. After growing up in Oklahoma City and building a respected legal career that included service as an assistant district attorney and later as a judge in Garfield County, he walked away from the law in 2000 to open the shop he loved, filling it with everything from bargain paperb ...
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