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Tyler Watkins

Case from West Memphis, AR dated Aug 19, 2023

Victim Details

Tyler Watkins

Male

Black / African American

West Memphis

AR

2023-08-19

29

Tyler

Watkins

07/21/2026

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Tyler R. Watkins, a 29-year-old man from Crittenden County, was the subject of an intense manhunt in mid-August 2023 after he failed to appear in a West Memphis courtroom and removed his ankle monitor. He faced charges filed in 2022, including rape and computer child pornography offenses involving children, and had been publicly described by authorities as armed and dangerous as agencies across the county searched for him. Two days before his death, local coverage reported the search was underwa ...
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  • WREG.com: Missing man sentenced to 176 years for rape found dead
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