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Benjamin Jernigan

Case from Knoxville, TN dated Oct 08, 2016

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Benjamin Jernigan

November 26, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Knoxville

TN

2016-10-08

27

Benjamin

Jernigan

07/02/2026


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Unsolved Homicide: Benjamin Jernigan

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In the early morning hours of October 8, 2016, the life of 28-year-old Benjamin Collins Jernigan, a Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in an act of violence that remains a painful mystery for his family and the Knoxville, Tennessee community. Jernigan, a Knoxville native and Bearden High School graduate, was a man of many talents and a veteran of the United States Navy, where he served as a Mass Communication Specialist aboard the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan. After his military service, he pursue ...
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