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In the autumn of 1984, the life of a 30-year-old Black female named Francine Laverne Davis was tragically cut short in Knoxville, Tennessee. For years, the circumstances surrounding her October death remained a painful mystery, a cold case filed away with too many unanswered questions. Her killer remained unknown, and justice for Francine seemed a distant hope.

Decades later, a breakthrough emerged from a seemingly unrelated case. A man named Jerry Marcus, already imprisoned in Mississipp ...Read More
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Victim Details

Francine Laverne Davis

Female

Black / African American

Knoxville

TN

1984-10-31

30

Francine

Laverne Davis

01/04/2026