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Zikoya Johnson Echols

Case from Hattiesburg, MS dated Oct 26, 2024

Victim Details

Zikoya Johnson Echols

Female

Black / African American

Hattiesburg

MS

2024-10-26

36

Zikoya

Johnson Echols

07/20/2026

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On a Saturday morning in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, what began as a domestic dispute escalated into a tragic act of violence that claimed the life of 36-year-old Zikoya Johnson Echols, a Black/African American nurse and mother of two. The events of October 26, 2024, culminated in her husband, Kenrod Cartez Echols, facing charges for her murder. The incident was reportedly triggered by Kenrod's jealousy after seeing a video of his wife dancing with another man. This led to a heated argument where ...
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  • https://www.wdam.com: Husband charged with murder after wife found dead in her vehicle in Hattiesburg, police says
  • https://www.wjtv.com/news/pine-belt/woman-dies-after-car-crashes-into-hattiesburg-building/
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    Did anyone see the press release about the police recovering some kind of evidence from a storage un... ...Read More
    11/25/2024
    I just can't shake the feeling of sorrow thinking about Zikoya and the life she had ahead of her. It... ...Read More
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