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Johnny Shivers

Case from Jackson, TN dated Jan 15, 2014

Victim Details

Johnny Shivers

Male

Black / African American

Jackson

TN

2014-01-15

36

Johnny

Shivers

08/01/2026

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In a tragic turn of events on a Wednesday night in January 2014, Johnny Shivers, a 36-year-old man, was killed in his Jackson, Tennessee, home. The incident, which also resulted in the death of his 21-year-old stepson, Markel Owens, unfolded as a violent home invasion and robbery.

That evening, as Johnny Shivers and his 16-year-old son were returning to their duplex on Walker Road, they were ambushed by two masked gunmen. The armed intruders forced them inside the apartment, where Owens a ...
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  • The Tennessean: Second arrest made in Jackson double homicide of Arkansas State football player and his stepdad
  • nydailynews.com: Arkansas State football player Markel Owens, stepfather shot dead in home robbery  
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    Does anyone have more information about Craig Taylor's involvement in the Shivers case? I know he dr... ...Read More
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    I just can't stop thinking about how the Owens-Shivers family must have felt when they walked into t... ...Read More
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