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James Wayne Nickell

Case from Paintsville, KY dated Feb 10, 2018

Victim Details

James Wayne Nickell

Male

White / Caucasian

Paintsville

KY

2018-02-10

75

James

Wayne Nickell

06/21/2026

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In a tragic turn of events that stunned the community of Paintsville, Kentucky, 75-year-old James Wayne Nickell, a male resident, was found deceased in what authorities would come to describe as a horrific murder spree. The incident, which unfolded on a Saturday in February 2018, claimed the lives of four individuals before the perpetrator took his own life.

The grim discovery began when law enforcement responded to a 911 call regarding a shooting at a residence in the McKenzie Branch are ...
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  • Update: Names released after five people killed in murder suicide
  • Names of Johnson County shooting victims released
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