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Robert Bobby Merritt

Case from Camden, AR dated Dec 24, 2016

Victim Details

Robert Bobby Merritt

Male

White / Caucasian

Camden

AR

2016-12-24

51

Robert

Bobby Merritt

07/06/2026

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A 51-year-old white male named Robert 'Bobby' Merritt was found deceased in his Camden, Arkansas, home just before midnight on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2016. Authorities who responded to the scene discovered that Merritt had sustained two gunshot wounds. He was born on May 31, 1965, in Camden.

Present at the residence when police arrived was Billy Smith, who lived at the same address. Following the discovery of Merritt's body, Smith was taken into custody in the early hours of Christma ...
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  • ARKANSASMATTERS: Camden Man Arrested in Christmas Eve Shooting Homicide
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