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John Rocky Rorie

Case from Coldwater, MS dated Feb 17, 2023

Victim Details

John Rocky Rorie

Male

White / Caucasian

Coldwater

MS

2023-02-17

59

John

Rocky Rorie

Yes

07/24/2026

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John 'Rocky' Rorie, a 59-year-old man, was tragically killed on February 17, 2023, in a violent shooting rampage that claimed the lives of five other individuals in the rural community of Arkabutla, near Coldwater, Mississippi. The devastating events unfolded across three separate locations, leaving the small town in a state of shock and grief. Rorie was known as a close family friend to some of the other victims.

The series of brutal attacks was carried out by 52-year-old Richard Dale Cr ...
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  • San Diego Union-Tribune: Accused Mississippi mass shooter charged with capital murder
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    I can't stop thinking about the role that small-town dynamics might have played in the response to t... ...Read More
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