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Sarah Jackson

Case from Nashville, TN dated Feb 16, 1997

Victim Details

Sarah Jackson

Female

White / Caucasian

Nashville

TN

1997-02-16

16

Sarah

Jackson

07/07/2026

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On a Sunday morning in Nashville, Tennessee, the life of 16-year-old Sarah Marie Jackson was tragically cut short in a brutal act of violence that sent shockwaves through the community. It was February 16, 1997, and the young Caucasian female was beginning her shift at the Captain D's restaurant on Lebanon Road in the Donelson neighborhood. Alongside her manager, 25-year-old Steve Hampton, she was preparing to open the establishment for the day's business, unaware of the horror that was about to ...
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