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Case Description
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In the small town of Verona, Mississippi, a dedicated public servant, 50-year-old male Police Chief Billy Wilson Yant, met a tragic and violent end on a cold January day. On January 6, 1989, Chief Yant was preparing to serve a warrant for threatening phone calls. He had arranged to meet deputies from the Lee County Sheriff's Office at the suspect's residence.

Before the deputies could arrive, the suspect and his wife emerged from the house and drove away in their pickup truck. Chief Yant ...Read More
Victim Details

Billy Wilson Yant

Male

White / Caucasian

Verona

MS

1989-01-06

50

Billy

Wilson Yant

12/07/2025