In the quiet, rural community of Mize, Mississippi, a dedicated public servant met a tragic and untimely end. James Shirley Wood, a 39-year-old male Conservation Officer with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation, was a respected figure in his community, known for his commitment to his work as the manager of Lake Ross Barnett. His life was abruptly cut short on the night of October 21, 1984, in an act of retaliatory violence that stunned those who knew him.
Earlier on that f
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