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Jeremy Wade Allen

Case from Ottumwa, IA dated Jul 25, 1994

Victim Details

Jeremy Wade Allen

Male

Ottumwa

IA

1994-07-25

15

Jeremy

Wade Allen

07/29/2026

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On a summer day in 1994, the community of Ottumwa, Iowa, was shaken by a tragedy that cut short the life of 15-year-old Jeremy Wade Allen. The events of July 25th unfolded at Ottumwa High School, stemming from a teenage dispute that escalated to a fatal confrontation. A weekend argument over a girl between Jeremy and a fellow student, 16-year-old Michael Patrick Leon Coffman, festered and was carried into the following school week.

The tension between the two teenagers culminated during t ...
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  • Jeremy Wade Allen (1978-1994) - Find A Grave...
  • NewspaperArchive.com: Ottumwa Courier Newspaper Archives, Aug 10, 1995, p. 1
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