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YCSD Emergency Services received a 911 call reporting the discovery of two bodies.

The Crime Beat column reports: Two shooting victims discovered in a Tyler Avenue home

After growing up in Alabama, Vanessa moved to Oxford to overcome a devastating loss.

The detectives met with Vanessa the morning after she found the bodies.

Robert and a man his wife could not identify were found dead in the Pruitt home.

YCSD investigators spoke to neighbors to see if they'd noticed anything around the Pruitt residence.

CSU provided a preliminary inventory of evidence collected at the Tyler Avenue crime scene.

A diagram showing the details of the room where the bodies were found.

Officer Lewis Pettimore was directing traffic at Tyler Ave. & Lamar Blvd. for the Street Party on the night of February 19th.

Gary floundered in life until Robert Pruitt became his friend and role model.

The detectives spoke to Robert Pruitt's law partner about Pruitt's business and personal relationships.

After a devastating heartbreak, Mira set her sights on a career.

The detectives spoke to Pruitt & Rayburn's secretary/receptionist about her late boss and his partner.

Rick works well with his hands and struggles to control his sharp temper.

The detectives spoke to a man who reportedly threatened Robert Pruitt.

The detectives talked to Mira's father about her activities the night of the killings.

Investigators spoke to Gary Rayburn's neighbors and others about his whereabouts.

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Drop Dead Gorgeous

Barbara was favored to win the pageant. Instead, she was brutally murdered.

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Perfect Aim

When Frederick left church, it wasn't his guardian angel who was watching.

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Karma Kills

Personal assistant Lee found her boss, literary agent Victor Jennings, dead in a pool of blood in his kitchen.

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Killer Headache

Diane Coates suddenly collapsed at a conference reception and was declared dead at the hospital.

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The Last Word

A teenager found a woman shot to death on the side of the road.

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Blood Bane

Local children happened upon an eerie vandalism scene in a wooded area.

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Terminal Care

Orderly Jerry Shaw was found dead behind the nursing home where he worked.

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