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Carolyn Maxine Pigg Foster

Death by Force
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Carolyn Maxine Pigg Foster, a 58-year-old Caucasian woman, was a beloved office occupation teacher at Richland High School in Lynnville, Tennessee. Tragically, she was murdered on November 15, 1995, during a school shooting. The incident also claimed the life of 14-year-old student Diane Collins and injured another teacher, Carol Yancey.

The shooter, 17-year-old Jamie Rouse, armed with a .22 caliber semiautomatic rifle, began firing indiscriminately as he entered the school. Carolyn Foste ...Read More
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  • Student Held After 2 Die in Shooting at School (Published 1995)
  • About: Richland High School shooting
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    Victim Details

    Carolyn Maxine Pigg Foster

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Lynnville

    TN

    1995-11-15

    58

    Carolyn

    Maxine Pigg Foster

    11/14/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    Has anyone else dug into the relationship between Jamie Rouse and his friend, Stephen Abbott? It's s... ...Read More
    07/18/2023
    I’ve been thinking a lot about Carolyn Foster and how beloved she seemed to be in the community. F... ...Read More
    03/13/2023
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