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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.

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Victim Details

James Coclough

April 5, 2023

Male

Unknown

Knoxville

TN

1997-06-30

1942-02-11

true

$2,500.00

55

James Coclough

James

Coclough

Victim

01/03/2026


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