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James Christopher Drake

Case from Hephzibah, GA dated Jan 09, 2020

Victim Details

James Christopher Drake

Male

White / Caucasian

Hephzibah

GA

2020-01-09

75

James

Christopher Drake

07/12/2026

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In the quiet, early morning hours of January 9, 2020, in the rural town of Hephzibah, Georgia, a domestic dispute turned fatal, ending the life of 75-year-old James Christopher Drake. A disabled Vietnam veteran and a man who found joy in restoring old cars and woodwork, James was shot once in the head while sitting in his recliner in the home he shared with his wife of 44 years, Freda Eugenia Drake. The incident, which occurred around 6:25 a.m. on Wendell Street, shattered the calm of their neig ...
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  • The Augusta Chronicle: Woman shoots, kills husband in Hephzibah
  • ajc: Wife, 71, charged after husband shot to death in South Georgia
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    I've been following the Drake case closely, and it weighs heavily on my mind. It's devastating to th... ...Read More
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