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Willie James Barden

Case from Olive-branch, MS dated Nov 12, 2019

Victim Details

Willie James Barden

Male

Black / African American

Olive-branch

MS

2019-11-12

55

Willie

James Barden

07/04/2026

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In the quiet community of Olive Branch, Mississippi, the life of Willie James Barden, a 55-year-old Black/African American male and dedicated Memphis firefighter, was tragically cut short on November 12, 2019. On that Tuesday morning, a frantic 911 call from his stepson, Joshua Price, shattered the morning calm. Price had received a chilling phone call from his mother, Felicia Barden, confessing that she had shot her husband. When paramedics arrived at the family's residence on Center Hill Road, ...
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