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Teresa Potts

Case from Carthage, MO dated Oct 08, 2015

Victim Details

Name

Teresa Potts

Gender

Female

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Carthage

State

MO

Date Of Death

2015-10-08

Age At Death

12

First Name

Teresa

Last Name

Potts

Last Updated

07/15/2026

Case Description

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In the fall of 2015, a heart-wrenching incident unfolded in the quiet, rural landscape of southwest Missouri, forever altering the lives of a brother and sister who had been adopted out of foster care. On an October day, 12-year-old Teresa Potts was fatally shot outside her home near the town of Jasper, in an act that would soon lead to the arrest of her own brother. The young girl's life was cut short, leaving a community in shock and a family grappling with an unimaginable tragedy.

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Teresa Potts, age 12 - National Gun Violence Memorial

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I've been thinking a lot about the Potts case, especially in terms of what support systems were—or... ...Read More
01/03/2025

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07/07/2024

I've been following Teresa Potts' case for a while, and I keep thinking about their adoption story. ... ...Read More
08/21/2023

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