IN Clarksdale, Miss. class ring may hold clues to Indiana cold case murders, Feb 2002

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Clarksdale class ring may hold clues to Indiana cold case murder
Apr 17, 2020
CLARKSDALE, Miss. — Could a class ring be the defining clue in an 18-year cold case? It’s a bizarre case linking a Mississippi town to northwest Indiana, and the FBI is asking for help.

A sparkling, sapphire ring could be the link providing make or break details connected to the investigation of a gruesome murder that took place nearly nine hours away in Gary, Indiana.

Etched into the band of the ring are the initials “JKM.” Investigators say the 1996 class ring is from Oakhurst Junior High School in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

Task Force Officer Nicholas Wardrip said in February 2002, four people were killed within a short time of each other.''

 

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FBI seeks owner of junior high class ring for questioning about series of murders, official says

The class ring has a Fire Blue Spinel stone. (FBI)

''The FBI is asking for the public’s help in identifying the owner/purchaser of a ring, according to a press release.

The ring is an Oakhurst Junior High School 1996 class ring.

Oakhurst Junior High School is located in Clarksdale, Miss.

The ring was purchased through Josten’s and features a Fire Blue Spinel stone, according to the press release.

The initials JKM are inscribed on the inside of the ring’s band.''

''Investigators do not believe the owner/purchaser is a suspect in the murders, but it is important the police speak to them, according to the press release.

Anyone with information about the ring should contact Task Force Officer (TFO) Det. Sgt Nicholas Wardrip of the FBI’s Gang Response Investigative Team (GRIT) Task Force in Hobart, Indiana. at [email protected] or 219.942.4485.''

(FBI)

 

[Laughing]

Guess 1996 was too long ago for Josten's to have the information?

How big was the school in 1996? Anyone find a yearbook or Facebook page for alums & former students?

Seems to be Oakhurst Intermediate Academy today.

Did your Junior High order class rings? Mine didn't.

Anybody a member at Classmates:

Oakhurst Junior High School Reunions - Clarksdale, MS - Classmates

Those folks are more likely to know who JKM is....

Dig in!

 

[Richard]

LE investigators should contact:

Oakhurst Junior High School
W 2nd, Clarksdale, MS 38614
(662) 627-8560


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