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Samuel Compton

Case from Adrian, MI dated Jan 15, 2021

Victim Details

Samuel Compton

Male

White / Caucasian

Adrian

MI

2021-01-15

82

Samuel

Compton

06/30/2026

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In the winter of 2021, the quiet community of Adrian, Michigan, was unsettled by the violent end of an 82-year-old man's life. Samuel Compton, a white male, was killed on January 15, 2021, in what would be revealed as a double homicide. His death was not a random act of violence but rather the culmination of a grim tale of alleged abuse and vigilantism.

The story that unfolded revealed that Compton, a retired chemist, was shot to death alongside 67-year-old Robert Braman Sr. on Frank Stre ...
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  • Obituary for Samuel Compton | J. Gilbert Purse Funeral Home
  • Adrian murder suspect charged with break-in, seeking to kill man in Morenci
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    Does anyone else find it unsettling how everything escalated into violence on Frank Street? I’ve b... ...Read More
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