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Marvin James Jimmy Adkins

Death by Force
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In the late summer of 2016, the community of Morehead, Kentucky, was unsettled by the violent death of one of its own. Marvin James "Jimmy" Adkins, a 24-year-old Caucasian male, was killed on Tuesday, August 23, 2016. The young man, who was known to his friends and family as Jimmy, died from a gunshot wound in an incident that would lead to a criminal investigation and an eventual arrest.

Details surrounding the shooting remained scarce in the immediate aftermath. Law enforcement official ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Marvin James Jimmy Adkins

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Morehead

    KY

    2016-08-23

    24

    Marvin

    James Jimmy Adkins

    12/04/2025

    Forum Posts (2)
    I keep thinking about how young Jimmy was and how much promise his life held. It’s so tragic to se... ...Read More
    10/22/2024
    I was recently reading through the forums and stumbled upon the tragic case of Marvin James "Jimmy" ... ...Read More
    01/14/2023
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