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Donald Edward DJ Fickey

Case from Walker-county, GA dated Oct 03, 2016

Victim Details

Donald Edward DJ Fickey Jr

Male

White / Caucasian

Walker-county

GA

2016-10-03

27

Donald

Edward DJ Fickey

07/14/2026

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In the autumn of 2016, the life of 27-year-old Donald Edward 'DJ' Fickey of Chickamauga, Georgia, came to a tragic and violent end. On October 3rd, first responders in Walker County received a distressing 911 call from Marshall Ralph Payne, reporting that his roommate, Fickey, had taken his own life. The scene was initially treated as a suicide, a conclusion that was supported by a near-contact shotgun wound. However, for Fickey's family, this explanation never rang true, sparking a years-long f ...
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  • https://www.wilsonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Donald-Fickey/#!/TributeWall
  • WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta: MURDER CHARGES: Investigators said a man committed suicide, his family never bought it
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