Cases · Near Memphis
True crime cases near Memphis
10 documented cases within roughly 50 miles of Memphis, spanning the 1890s to the 2020s — 4 remain unsolved. The most-documented file is Robin Hood Hills murders.
Cases near Memphis
UNSOLVEDPeople's Grocery lynchings
1890sThe Curve neighborhood, near Memphis, Tennessee
SOLVEDMurder of Eliza Fletcher
2020sMemphis, Tennessee, United States
SOLVEDAssassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
1960sLorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee
UNSOLVEDLynching of Thomas Williams
1920sNear Memphis, Tennessee
OVERTURNEDRobin Hood Hills murders
1990sRobin Hood Hills, West Memphis, Arkansas
UNSOLVEDLynching of Isadore Banks
1950sCrittenden County, Arkansas, United States
UNSOLVEDLynching of Ell Persons
1910sNear Macon Road bridge over the Wolf River, Memphis, Tennessee
ONGOINGKilling of Tyre Nichols
2020sMemphis, Tennessee
SOLVEDMurder of Lorenzen Wright
2010sCollierville, Tennessee, United States
ONGOING2023 Arkabutla shootings
Year on fileArkabutla, Mississippi, United States
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