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On a September day in 1985, the life of Thomas DeWayne Adkins, a 29-year-old White male from Fairfield, Iowa, was cut tragically short. It was September 14th, and Adkins had gone squirrel hunting with a close friend, 24-year-old Robert Alan Tisor, in the Van Buren Wildlife Area near Douds. What was meant to be a day of outdoor recreation ended in a fatal gunshot wound to Adkins' head.
According to Tisor, the shooting was a horrific accident. He claimed that he mistook Adkins, who had a lo ...Read More
According to Tisor, the shooting was a horrific accident. He claimed that he mistook Adkins, who had a lo ...Read More
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Thomas Adkins
Male
White / Caucasian
Douds
IA
1985-09-14
29
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11/05/2025
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Has anyone else been following the peculiar events surrounding the death of Thomas Adkins? I'm reall... ...Read More
02/02/2024
02/02/2024
I've been reading about the tragic death of Thomas DeWayne Adkins, and something that really sticks ... ...Read More
01/03/2024
01/03/2024
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07/02/2023
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