James Coclough

A retired Air Force Sargent is shot during a home burglary in Knoxville, TN
On a quiet evening in Knoxville, Tennessee, the sense of peace was shattered for James Douglas MacArthur Coclough and his wife, Ruby. It was around 11:10 p.m. on June 30, 1997, and the couple was watching television in their home when two unidentified men broke in. The 55-year-old male, a retired U.S. Air Force Sergeant and a veteran of the Vietnam War, was forced to the floor by the intruders. In a brutal and senseless act of violence, he was shot multiple times.

The attackers also assau ...