ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Davidson County, TN
Unsolved: Roy Lanier (2000)
Roy Lanier was killed near the bus depot in Davidson County, TN in 2000. The death was ruled a homicide caused by asphyxiation, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.
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- 2000
Passers-by discovered the victim near the bus depot shortly after dawn.
- 2001
A witness recanted a key statement and the case stalled.
- 2025
DNA held in storage was re-tested with modern methods.
- Recently
Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.
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