ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Shelby County, TN

Unsolved: Franklin Barlow (1965)

Franklin Barlow was killed near Sunset Motel in Shelby County, TN in 1965. The death was ruled a homicide caused by gunshot wounds, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.

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Rundown roadside motel at night under a neon sign
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  1. 1965

    Passers-by discovered the victim near Sunset Motel shortly after dawn.

  2. 1967

    Detectives cleared the primary suspect after an alibi was confirmed.

  3. 1989

    The file was reopened after a records request made the reports public.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.

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exhibit_c4 months ago

A named person of interest appears in the canvass notes but in no later filing.

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