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Tammy Annette Cloninger

Case from Hickory, NC dated Feb 15, 2016

Victim Details

Tammy Annette Cloninger

Female

White / Caucasian

Hickory

NC

2016-02-15

40

Tammy

Annette Cloninger

07/19/2026

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Tammy Annette Cloninger, a 40-year-old woman from Hickory, North Carolina, tragically lost her life on February 15, 2016. Tammy, who was of Caucasian ethnicity, was shot and killed by her boyfriend, James Willard Thacker. The incident occurred behind a home on 11th Street Northwest in Hickory. Following the shooting, Tammy was transported to Frye Regional Medical Center, where she later succumbed to her injuries.

James Willard Thacker, aged 35 at the time, was arrested and charged with se ...
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  • https://www.wbtv.com: Hickory man pleads guilty in girlfriend’s 2016 killing
  • Warlick Funeral Home - Obituaries
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