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Jessica Layton

Case from Lexa, AR dated May 19, 2022

Victim Details

Jessica Layton

Female

White / Caucasian

Lexa

AR

2022-05-19

36

Jessica

Layton

07/21/2026

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In the small town of Lexa, Arkansas, the life of 36-year-old Jessica Lynn Layton, a White / Caucasian female, came to a sudden and tragic end on May 19, 2022. The circumstances surrounding her death, however, have been anything but clear, leaving her family searching for answers and justice.

On that Thursday, Jessica was found deceased from a gunshot wound. Authorities in Phillips County were quick to rule her death a suicide. This conclusion was reportedly based heavily on the account of ...
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  • Petition ? JUSTICE FOR JESSICA LAYTON - Change.org
  • Jessica Layton, age 36 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    Has anyone else seen the latest updates about Jessica Layton's case? I recently came across her fami... ...Read More
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