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Russell Smith

Case from Memphis, TN dated May 21, 2008

Victim Details

Russell Smith

March 28, 2022

Male

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2008-05-21

2008-05-21

57

Russell

Smith

No

06/27/2026


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In the spring of 2008, a quiet street in Memphis, Tennessee, became the scene of a mystery that still lingers today. On the evening of Wednesday, May 21st, a passerby noticed a suspicious vehicle parked behind a house at 79 E. Dover, just north of Person Avenue. This observation prompted a call to the Memphis Police Department, and what officers discovered would leave a family grieving and a community searching for answers.

Responding to the 'man down' call at approximately 6:00 p.m., off ...
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