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Russel Dean Reeves

Case from Rapid City, SD dated Sep 20, 2021

Victim Details

Russel Dean Reeves

Male

White / Caucasian

Rapid City

SD

2021-09-20

4

Russel

Dean Reeves

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/13/2026

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Russel Dean Reeves, a 4-year-old White male, died on September 20, 2021, in Rapid City, South Dakota. A relative calling 911 around 5:20 p.m. led police to a mobile home where officers found Russel and his 26-year-old mother, Trisha Paxson-Dennett, both dead of apparent gunshot wounds. Investigators said surveillance video, interviews, and evidence at the scene indicated the case was not a double homicide by a third party but a murder-suicide inside the home the family shared. Early dispatch inf ...
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    Lately, I've been thinking a lot about the awful tragedy involving Trisha and little Russel. I keep ... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been following the Paxson-Dennett case? It's so difficult to wrap my head around the... ...Read More
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