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Detective James David Mandrell, aged 44, was shot and killed in an ambush on June 28, 1988, while working undercover on a cattle rustling case near Olinda, Tennessee. He and an informant had entered a barn in Robertson County, 500 feet south of the Kentucky border, to purchase stolen cattle as part of the investigation. As Detective Mandrell entered the barn, he was shot in the back by a 16-year-old boy hiding in the stable. After falling to the ground, the suspect walked up to him and shot him ...Read More
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James David Mandrell
Male
White / Caucasian
Gallatin
TN
1988-06-28
44
James
David Mandrell
11/13/2025
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I can’t stop thinking about the courage it must have taken for Detective Mandrell to be involved i... ...Read More
01/15/2025
01/15/2025
Has anyone looked into how Detective Mandrell's family has been coping after all these years? It's b... ...Read More
07/08/2024
07/08/2024
