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Charles H. Chucky Forester, aged 39, died on January 24, 1990, in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was a male of Caucasian ethnicity. The cause of death was a gunshot wound.
The tragic incident occurred when Chucky's mother, Dorothea Sweeten, shot him and her husband, Tom Sweeten. Dorothea claimed that she committed the act out of a misguided sense of love and concern, believing that no one else would take care of Chucky due to his intellectual disability.
Dorothea Sweeten was charged wi ...Read More
The tragic incident occurred when Chucky's mother, Dorothea Sweeten, shot him and her husband, Tom Sweeten. Dorothea claimed that she committed the act out of a misguided sense of love and concern, believing that no one else would take care of Chucky due to his intellectual disability.
Dorothea Sweeten was charged wi ...Read More
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Charles H. Chucky Forester, Jr.
Male
White / Caucasian
Knoxville
TN
1990-01-24
39
Charles
Forester
11/05/2025
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01/31/2025
01/31/2025
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12/18/2023
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12/18/2023
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04/22/2023
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