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Melissa Lynn Hays-Mitchell

Case from Fort Scott, KS dated Dec 21, 2021

Victim Details

Melissa Lynn Hays-Mitchell

Female

White / Caucasian

Fort Scott

KS

2021-12-21

48

Melissa

Lynn Hays-Mitchell

06/27/2026

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On December 21, 2021, Melissa Lynn Hays-Mitchell, a 48-year-old White/Caucasian female, and her spouse, Leonard "Dean" Zimmerman, 53, were found deceased in their Fort Scott, Kansas, home. A family member discovered Melissa with gunshot wounds and called 911 at approximately 7:40 p.m. When Fort Scott police officers arrived at the residence at 402 Main St., they found both Melissa and Zimmerman had been fatally shot. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation was called in to assist with what was being ...
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  • https://www.kwch.com: Police arrest person of interest in SE Kansas double murder
  • Melissa Lynn Hays-Mitchell, age 48 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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