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Do you know who killed James Harris in 1983?
On April 20, 1983, James Harris was found dead in Knoxville, Tennessee, in what remains an unsolved homicide case. Harris was discovered with fatal gunshot wounds, and investigators quickly concluded that foul play was involved. However, despite the early efforts by the Knoxville Police Department to find leads, there were no significant breakthroughs in the case, and it eventually became a cold case.
The Cold Case Unit of the Knox County Sheriff's Office has since taken over the invest ...Read More
On April 20, 1983, James Harris was found dead in Knoxville, Tennessee, in what remains an unsolved homicide case. Harris was discovered with fatal gunshot wounds, and investigators quickly concluded that foul play was involved. However, despite the early efforts by the Knoxville Police Department to find leads, there were no significant breakthroughs in the case, and it eventually became a cold case.
The Cold Case Unit of the Knox County Sheriff's Office has since taken over the invest ...Read More
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James Harris
November 21, 2022
Male
Unknown
Knoxville
TN
1983-04-20
James
Harris
No
11/27/2025
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