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Velma Paulette Garrett

Case from Jackson, TN dated Mar 09, 2017

Victim Details

Velma Paulette Garrett

Female

White / Caucasian

Jackson

TN

2017-03-09

67

Velma

Paulette Garrett

07/19/2026

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In the quiet community of Bemis, a suburb of Jackson, Tennessee, 67-year-old Velma Paulette Garrett, a white female, was a beloved figure. A retired special education teaching assistant at Jackson Central-Merry High School and an active member of the First Baptist Church Bemis, she was known for her kind and loving nature, always seeing the good in others. However, her life was tragically cut short on March 9, 2017, in a devastating act of violence that shook the tight-knit community to its core ...
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  • The Jackson Sun: Bemis homicide victim, shooter identified
  • Bemis homicide victim, shooter identified - The Jackson Sun
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