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Ben Cole Birdwell

Case from Yuma, TN dated Jul 06, 2018

Victim Details

Ben Cole Birdwell

Male

White / Caucasian

Yuma

TN

2018-07-06

64

Ben

Cole Birdwell

07/03/2026

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In the quiet community of Yuma, Tennessee, a long-simmering property dispute between neighbors erupted into a fatal act of violence on July 6, 2018, claiming the life of 64-year-old Ben Cole Birdwell, a White male. A retired Drug Enforcement Administration agent, Birdwell was found deceased from a gunshot wound to the head on a railroad easement near his School House Road property. The tragic event sent ripples through the small town and prompted an investigation that would soon lead to the arre ...
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  • WKRN: Neighbor arrested, charged in shooting death of Carroll County man
  • WBBJ TV: 1 shot, killed after alleged property dispute in Carroll County - WBBJ TV
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