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Nicole Marie Hadley

Case from West-paducah, KY dated Dec 01, 1997

Victim Details

Nicole Marie Hadley

Female

White / Caucasian

West-paducah

KY

1997-12-01

14

Nicole

Marie Hadley

06/26/2026

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In the quiet community of West Paducah, Kentucky, the morning of December 1, 1997, began like any other, but it would end in a tragedy that would scar the town forever. Fourteen-year-old Nicole Marie Hadley, a freshman at Heath High School, was among a group of students gathered for a morning prayer circle in the school's lobby. An active and vibrant teenager, Nicole played in the school band and was a member of the freshman basketball team. Her family had relocated to Paducah from Nebraska the ...
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  • The Courier-Journal: Her sister died in the Paducah school shooting: 'I couldn't believe this could happen again'
  • The Atlantic: Memories of a School Shooting: Paducah, Kentucky, 1997
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    I recently came across some old articles about Nicole Hadley's life, and it's just so touching to se... ...Read More
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