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Melanie Payne

Case from Athens, AL dated Jul 28, 2020

Victim Details

Melanie Payne

Female

White / Caucasian

Athens

AL

2020-07-28

51

Melanie

Payne

Yes

06/27/2026

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In the quiet community of Veto, Alabama, a place where the stillness of the early morning is rarely broken, the life of 51-year-old Melanie Payne came to a violent end. Originally from Prospect, Tennessee, Payne, a female, had sought refuge with friends in this northern Limestone County community, fleeing a man she had grown to fear. In the pre-dawn hours of a Tuesday in late July 2020, her fears were tragically realized when she was fatally shot at the residence where she was staying.

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  • WHNT.com: Man charged with murder in connection to deadly Limestone County shooting
  • Melanie Payne, age 51 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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