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Tana Shane

Death by Force
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On a summer evening in Montana, a compassionate act by a 47-year-old Native American woman named Tana Shane and her husband, Jason Shane Jr., ended in a devastating tragedy. On July 29, 2015, Tana, a proud member of the Crow Tribe, and her husband of 29 years were near Pryor when they noticed what appeared to be a stranded motorist and decided to offer their help. This decision, born from their kind-hearted nature, set in motion a sequence of events that would leave their family and community in ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Tana Shane

    Female

    Native American / American Indian

    Pryor

    MT

    2015-07-29

    47

    Tana

    Shane

    Yes

    11/05/2025

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