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Lee Michael Pahe

Case from Naschitti, NM dated Jul 26, 2021

Victim Details

Lee Michael Pahe

Male

Naschitti

NM

2021-07-26

30

Lee

Michael Pahe

06/29/2026

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In the quiet landscape of Naschitti, New Mexico, on the Navajo Nation, a grim discovery was made on July 26, 2021. The body of a 30-year-old man, Lee Michael Pahe, was found on the ground next to a water pump at approximately 12:52 p.m. It was soon determined that he had been the victim of a homicide, having suffered a fatal gunshot wound. A member of the Navajo Nation, Pahe was a resident of Fort Defiance, Arizona.

The investigation into his death revealed that he was last seen in the ea ...
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