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Robert Hampton

Case from Reno, NV dated Nov 05, 2014

Victim Details

Robert Hampton

Male

Reno

NV

2014-11-05

33

Robert

Hampton

06/22/2026

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In the late autumn of 2014, the life of 33-year-old Robert William Hampton III came to a tragic end on a street in Reno, Nevada. Originally from California, Hampton was the subject of a narcotics investigation by a specialized unit of the Washoe County Sheriff's Office. On November 5, 2014, detectives orchestrated a controlled purchase of heroin from Hampton in the parking lot of the Grand Sierra Resort, carried out by a confidential informant. Following this transaction, law enforcement officer ...
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