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Jimmy Earl Berry

Case from Florence, AL dated Jan 12, 1974

Victim Details

Jimmy Earl Berry

Male

White / Caucasian

Florence

AL

1974-01-12

20

Jimmy

Earl Berry

Yes

07/09/2026

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In the winter of 1974, a promising young man named Jimmy Earl Berry, age 20, was leading a life full of potential in the Shoals area of Alabama. A graduate of Coffee High School, he was continuing his education at what was then known as Florence State University. To support himself and his family, he held a position as an assistant manager at the McDonald's on Woodward Avenue in Muscle Shoals. Friends and acquaintances saw him as a bright individual destined for success.

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