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Send us Fan Mail We examine the 1973 unsolved homicide of Paula Ellis and the 2006 unsolved homicide of Scotty Cockrell. Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://abc3340.com/news/local/cold-c... https://tuscaloosathread.com/scotty-c... https://www.wbrc.com/story/38489082/s... https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/... https://www.wvtm13.com/article/murder... https://thecrimsonwhite.com/19208/new... https://patch.com/alabama/tuscaloosa/... https://abc3340.com/archive/cold-case...

Send us Fan Mail Deputy Sheriff Ryan Clinkunbroomer was shot and killed in an unprovoked ambush at the intersection of Sierra Highway and Avenue Q just outside of the Palmdale Sheriff's Station at about 6:00 pm. https://www.youtube.com/@jamesr.howel... https://www.odmp.org/officer/26784-de... https://lasd.org/update-on-the-murder... https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/18/us/los... https://www.latimes.com/california/st... https://www.wafb.com/2023/09/17/los-a... https://www.3newsnow.com/los-angeles-... https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...

Send us Fan Mail The Virginia Tech shooting was a spree shooting and mass shooting that occurred on Monday, April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. Suspect killed 32 people and wounded 17 others with two semi-automatic pistols before committing suicide. Six others were injured jumping out of windows to escape. Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://www.theiacp.org/after-action-... https://sSuspectlar.lib.vt.edu/prevai...    • Nightline (ABC) - 2007-04-16 - Virginia Te...     • CNN - Virginia Tech massacre - 2007-04-16     • Virginia Tech Animation     • Virginia Tech Fined $55K for Shooting Resp...

Send us Fan Mail The Virginia Tech shooting was a spree shooting and mass shooting that occurred on Monday, April 16, 2007, comprising two attacks on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States. Suspect killed 32 people and wounded 17 others with two semi-automatic pistols before committing suicide. Six others were injured jumping out of windows to escape. Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://www.theiacp.org/after-action-... https://sSuspectlar.lib.vt.edu/prevai...    • Nightline (ABC) - 2007-04-16 - Virginia Te...     • CNN - Virginia Tech massacre - 2007-04-16     • Virginia Tech Animation     • Virginia Tech Fined $55K for Shooting Resp...

Send us Fan Mail Police Officer Francis Scurry was shot and killed while backing up two detectives who were serving an aggravated assault warrant at an apartment in Madison, TN at approximately 9:30 am. https://www.youtube.com/@jamesr.howel... https://www.odmp.org/officer/14759-po... https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/tn-...

Send us Fan Mail 1946 armed escape attempt at Alcatraz Federal Prison in San Francisco, CA https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_... https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/battl...    • Alcatraz Gun Battle (1946)  https://www.britannica.com/topic/Batt... https://www.historyextra.com/period/2...

Send us Fan Mail Elderly couple are murdered in their home in Bartlett, TN. Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://law.justia.com/cases/tennesse...    • TN Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty For...  https://www.actionnews5.com/2019/01/3... https://www.actionnews5.com/story/290... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_L.... https://www.actionnews5.com/story/290...

Send us Fan Mail Deputy Sheriff Austin Aldridge was shot and killed while responding to a domestic call on Chaffee Drive in Spartanburg, SC. When Deputy Aldridge approached the house, he was ambushed by the subject. Bystanders gave medical aid to Deputy Aldridge until EMS arrived and then provided responding officers with a description of the subject and his vehicle. Deputy Aldridge died at the hospital.  https://www.youtube.com/@jamesr.howel... https://www.odmp.org/officer/26232-de... https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/... https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/... https://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/06/2... https://www.wyff4.com/article/south-c... https://www.wyff4.com/article/suspect...

Send us Fan Mail Albert and Joan Musalo were married for 53 years, living in their Montreux dream home.  Albert was a 75-year-old retired Pan Am pilot, while Joan was a homemaker that raised the couple's four children.  The Musalos' lives came to an abrupt and tragic end on March 28, 2006.  They were found in their bed, shot to death.  The killer has not been identified Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://www.2news.com/musalo-murders-... https://www.kolotv.com/2021/03/27/mur... https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/1... https://mynews4.com/news/local/montre... https://crimesolverscentral.com/homic... https://mynews4.com/news/local/unsolv...

Send us Fan Mail The Atlanta prison riots denote the 1987 uprising at the United States Penitentiary (USP) in Atlanta, Georgia, during which approximately 1,400 Cuban detainees seized control of the facility on November 23, took over 100 staff members hostage, set fires that destroyed buildings, and inflicted roughly $35 million in damages over an 11-day period. The riot resulted in one inmate death from gunfire by a correctional officer, with all hostages ultimately released unharmed following negotiations Merch: https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta... https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/12/... https://www.washingtonpost.com/archiv...    • The Atlanta Prison Riot, 1987     • Jail inmates, people from mental instituti...     • The longest U.S. federal prison riot in hi...

Send us Fan Mail Three officers murdered over a nine day period by the same gunman. https://www.youtube.com/@jamesr.howel... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christo... https://www.odmp.org/officer/21668-po... https://www.odmp.org/officer/21673-de... https://www.odmp.org/officer/21706-pu... https://graphics.latimes.com/christop...

Send us Fan Mail Classification: Murderer Characteristics: Child custody dispute Number of victims: 2 Date of murders: February 15, 2002 Victims profile: Her ex-husband Alan G. Bates, 31, and his wife, Terra, 30 Method of murder: Shooting Location: Hoover, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Status: Sentenced to life in prison without parole on April 25, 2003 Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://murderpedia.org/female.M/m/mc... https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/20...    • Jessica McCord : Over Your Dead Body     • No parole for ex-officer convicted of doub...     • Overdue Motorists: Alan & Terra Bates     • I-285 Outer - I-85 to I-20 - Atlanta Area ...     • Interstate 20 in Alabama | What It's Like ...     • Morgan County, Georgia

Send us Fan Mail Early on Monday, September 7, 1992, Rhonda Anette Knutson was murdered while working the 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. shift at the Phillips 66 convenience store in Williamstown, Iowa, in Chickasaw County. The store manager found Knutson’s body Monday morning around 4:45 a.m. in a room near the back of the store. The Williamstown store was open 24 hours a day and located six miles south of New Hampton on U.S. Highway 63 and one-quarter mile north of Highway junctions 63, 18, and 346. An autopsy concluded Knutson died after being bludgeoned to death, and there were no signs of sexual assault. Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summar... https://chickasawcounty.iowa.gov/sher... https://www.kaaltv.com/news/6-inside-...

Send us Fan Mail Concord NC officer is gunned down. https://www.youtube.com/@jamesr.howel... https://www.odmp.org/officer/25000-po... https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/cri... https://www.wbtv.com/2022/12/01/widow... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti... https://www.wcnc.com/video/news/crime... https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/cri... https://www.wsoctv.com/news/9investig...

Send us Fan Mail Early 20th Century Arkansas Helen Ruth Spence of Arkansas County was a famous outlaw and prisoner whose story captured the imaginations of many during her life and engendered a body of legend afterward. Considered a folk hero by many, she was the focus of unprecedented media coverage in her day, up until her death at the hands of Arkansas prison officials. Merch https://jrlawman-shop.fourthwall.com/... https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/en... https://onlyinark.com/arkansas-women-... https://www.malvern-online.com/multim... https://www.fox16.com/news/local-news...