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Melinda Coburn

Case from Jonesboro, AR dated Aug 24, 2019

Victim Details

Melinda Coburn

Female

Mixed Race

Jonesboro

AR

2019-08-24

37

Melinda

Coburn

07/24/2026

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On a tragic day in August 2019, 37-year-old Melinda Coburn was killed in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Her life was cut short when she was found shot to death, her body left under a blanket in her own front yard on August 24th. The devastating event unfolded in the Dixie community, where deputies responded to calls of shots fired that evening.

The investigation quickly zeroed in on a suspect: Melinda's estranged husband, Marco Deshon Clark. The case took a bizarre and chilling turn when Clark, fol ...
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  • https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/aug/26/man-confesses-shooting-arkansas-woman-saturday-cra/
  • https://www.kark.com/news/arkansas-man-accused-of-killing-woman-boasts-about-it-on-facebook-officials-say/
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