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Brandon Cole Sr.

Case from Greencastle, PA dated Jun 25, 2016

Victim Details

Name

Brandon Cole Sr.

Gender

Male

Race

Black / African American

City

Greencastle

State

PA

Date Of Death

2016-06-25

Age At Death

47

First Name

Brandon

Last Name

Cole Sr.

Last Updated

07/24/2026

Case Description

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On a tragic day in June of 2016, 47-year-old Brandon Cole Sr. was found murdered in a barn in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, just a short distance from his home in Fayetteville and the nearby community of Greencastle. His death was not an isolated incident but part of a brutal triple homicide that also claimed the lives of 39-year-old Wendy Ann Chaney of Hagerstown, Maryland, and 36-year-old Phillip Matthew Jackson, on whose property the crime occurred. The male victims were discovered with their ha ...

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Public Opinion: Brandon Cole Sr.'s Obituary on Public Opinion

Public Opinion Online: PSP: Fatal shooting likely targeted; search is on for suspect

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I came across Brandon Cole Sr.’s story while digging through information, and I can’t stop think... ...Read More
09/24/2023

I’ve been thinking a lot about the role of federal informants in these tragic cases. Wendy Chaney�... ...Read More
02/24/2023

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