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Roger Mayes

Case from Memphis, TN dated May 18, 2017

Victim Details

Roger Mayes

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2017-05-18

2017-05-18

47

Roger

Mayes

06/27/2026


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In the spring of 2017, the life of 47-year-old Roger Mayes was tragically cut short in Memphis, Tennessee. On the night of Thursday, May 18th, Mayes was discovered in an open field on Dison Avenue, near E. Person Avenue in South Memphis. He had been fatally shot. When authorities found him, he was lying on his back, and his personal belongings, including his wallet, phone, and even his shoes, were gone.

The circumstances surrounding Mayes's death suggested a robbery, but his sister, Chery ...
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