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Do you know who set the fire that killed Frank Shemwell in 2006?
In the summer of 2006, the quiet community of Paducah, Kentucky, was unsettled by the tragic death of a respected 81-year-old retired physician, Dr. Frank Shemwell. On July 24th, emergency services responded to a fire at his home. Inside, firefighters made a grim discovery on the kitchen floor: the burned body of the elderly man.
An autopsy soon revealed a more sinister story than a simple house fire. The medical examiner determined that Dr. Shemwell's death was a homicide. He had sustain ...Read More
In the summer of 2006, the quiet community of Paducah, Kentucky, was unsettled by the tragic death of a respected 81-year-old retired physician, Dr. Frank Shemwell. On July 24th, emergency services responded to a fire at his home. Inside, firefighters made a grim discovery on the kitchen floor: the burned body of the elderly man.
An autopsy soon revealed a more sinister story than a simple house fire. The medical examiner determined that Dr. Shemwell's death was a homicide. He had sustain ...Read More
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Frank Shemwell
December 21, 2022
Male
White / Caucasian
Paducah
KY
2006-07-24
81
Frank
Shemwell
No
12/05/2025
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It's so unsettling to think about what Dr. Frank Shemwell might have endured in his final moments. I... ...Read More
07/08/2024
07/08/2024
I’ve been thinking a lot about the fire set at Dr. Frank Shemwell's home and how deliberate it see... ...Read More
08/13/2023
08/13/2023
