High Profile Crime
- On October 1, 1997, Luke Woodham went on a shooting spree that ended at Pearl High School, killing two and injuring seven, after earlier stabbing to death his mother.
- White supremacist, Richard Barrett was found dead in his home on April 22, 2010 after his house was reported on fire. After discovering that Barrett had been stabbed, the death was ruled a homicide.
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