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Joy Ransom

Case from Nashville, TN dated May 10, 2015

Victim Details

Joy Ransom

March 28, 2022

Female

Black / African American

Nashville

TN

2015-05-10

2015-05-10

52

Joy

Ransom

07/15/2026


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In the spring of 2015, a 52-year-old Black/African American woman named Joy Ransom passed away in Nashville, Tennessee. Her death on May 10, 2015, was noted in a brief obituary that confirmed the date and location of her passing. The announcement, published a couple of days after her death, simply stated that Joy Kimberly Ransom Payne, of Nashville, had died and was survived by her family.

Further details regarding the circumstances of her death are not available in public online records. ...
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