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Eliza McCotter

Case from Hookerton, NC dated Apr 30, 2016

Victim Details

Eliza McCotter

Female

Black / African American

Hookerton

NC

2016-04-30

60

Eliza

McCotter

07/08/2026

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Eliza Ann McCotter, a 60-year-old woman from Hookerton, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on April 30, 2016, which also happened to be her 60th birthday. She was a homemaker and is survived by her husband, Jimmy Lee McCotter, and her children. Eliza was killed during a home invasion, where two armed men forced their way into her home, ultimately shooting her.

The investigation into Eliza's death led to the arrest of four men. Steven Jaquan Thigpen, Ernest Mario Roach, Elsworth Agus ...
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  • Obituary for Mrs. Eliza Ann Arrington McCotter at Don Brown Funeral Home, Inc.
  • Greene County man speaks out after wife killed during home invasion
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