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John Ramsey Tainton-Platts

Death by Force
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John Ramsey Tainton-Platts, a 33-year-old White male, was tragically killed on August 28, 2015, in Eugene, Oregon, in what police determined to be a murder-suicide. Tainton-Platts, a professional photographer, was lured to a residence on McLean Boulevard under the pretense of a photo shoot with a woman. The meeting had been arranged earlier that week through electronic messaging.

Upon his arrival, he was shot and killed by 48-year-old Nicholas Hazel. Hazel was the ex-husband of the woman ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    John Ramsey Tainton-Platts

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Eugene

    OR

    2015-08-28

    33

    John

    Ramsey Tainton-Platts

    12/02/2025

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