Nicole Marie Hadley

Death by Force

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 ...Read More

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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