Joseph Eli Bankston

Death by Force

Joseph Eli Bankston, a 2-year-old boy from Clarksville, Tennessee, tragically passed away on October 4, 2015, at his home. The circumstances surrounding his death were particularly harrowing and involved a murder-for-hire plot. Joseph's stepfather, David Wi, who was a soldier at Fort Campbell at the time, conspired with Zackery Alexander, another Fort Campbell soldier, to kill Joseph and several other family members.

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