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Warren Ransom

Case from Chattanooga, TN dated Mar 01, 2014

Victim Details

Warren Ransom

Male

Black / African American

Chattanooga

TN

2014-03-01

33

Warren

Ransom

06/20/2026

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On March 1, 2014, the body of 33-year-old Warren Ransom, a Black male, was discovered on the side of Hooker Road in the Alton Park area of South Chattanooga. He had sustained a single gunshot wound to the head, and authorities believed he was killed at the same location where he was found. The initial discovery launched a homicide investigation into the untimely death of the Chattanooga man.

The investigation into Ransom's death led authorities to a suspect, Marcus Oneal Birt, who was 32 ...
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  • timesfreepress.com: Man died from a single gunshot to head in South Chattanooga
  • Warren Ransom Obituary | Chattanooga Times Free Press
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