In the winter of 1978, a dedicated public servant, 70-year-old Deputy Sheriff Kirby Shell, met a tragic and untimely end in the wooded expanse of the Homochitto National Forest in Franklin County, Mississippi. A male with 18 years of service with the Franklin County Sheriff's Department, including three terms as the elected sheriff, Shell was a respected figure in his community. On the night of Sunday, December 17, he was assisting three conservation officers in an operation to catch individuals
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