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James Cockrill

Case from Jackson, KY dated Jul 21, 1902

Victim Details

James Cockrill

Male

White / Caucasian

Jackson

KY

1902-07-21

26

James

Cockrill

06/28/2026

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In the summer of 1902, the town of Jackson, Kentucky, was gripped by the long and bloody Hargis-Cockrill Feud. Town Marshal James Cockrill, a 26-year-old male, found himself at the center of this violent conflict. On the afternoon of July 21, 1902, while standing in front of a local store, he was ambushed. Shots were fired from a second-story window of the courthouse, striking Cockrill multiple times. He was taken by train to Lexington for medical treatment but succumbed to his injuries shortly ...
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