In January 2022, the life of 40-year-old Charley Marie Koole was tragically cut short in Nashville, Tennessee. Her body was discovered on February 22, 2022, in the back of a Dodge Charger that had been abandoned on Paragon Mills Road. The vehicle had been parked there since January 15, raising questions about how long she had been deceased inside the car before being found. An investigation revealed that the Charger had been reported stolen in December 2021 during a strong-armed robbery.
Charley Koole, a mother of five, had died from multiple gunshot wounds.
The investigation into her death led authorities to William Justin Churchwell, a 31-year-old man. Churchwell was apprehended by an undercover unit on an unrelated armed robbery warrant. During questioning, he implicated himself in Koole's murder. Churchwell confessed to being in the passenger seat of the Charger when he turned around, pointed a gun at Koole, and shot her. At the time of the homicide, he was out on bond for a previous armed robbery charge.
Charley Marie Koole, born on September 21, 1981, in Fullerton, California, was described by her family as a person with a 'beautiful infectious smile that drew people to her.' Her family remembered her as loyal, strong, and protective, especially of her father. Her father acknowledged that she had struggled with addiction. William Justin Churchwell was subsequently charged with her murder and held without bond.
