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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