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Robert Mayhew Nelson

Case from Leavenworth, KS dated Jul 03, 2021

Victim Details

Robert Mayhew Nelson

Male

White / Caucasian

Leavenworth

KS

2021-07-03

17

Robert

Mayhew Nelson

06/20/2026

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On a summer day just shy of his favorite holiday, the Fourth of July, 17-year-old Robert Mayhew Nelson, a Caucasian male, lost his life. On July 3, 2021, in a residence just outside the city limits of Leavenworth, Kansas, Robert was found deceased from a gunshot wound. Born on August 5, 2003, in Overland Park, Kansas, he was an active and inquisitive teenager with a deep love for the outdoors. Friends and family remember him as a natural-born fisherman who also enjoyed swimming, kayaking, and sk ...
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  • Obituary for Robert Mayhew Nelson - Alden Harrington Funeral Home
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