Cold Cases in Memphis, Tennessee
ColdCaseIndex documents 4 cases in Memphis, Tennessee, dated 2021 to 2024. 1 is recorded as unsolved. The earliest is Young Dolph (2021) and the most recent is Anthony "Big Jook" Mims (2024).
- Unsolved 1 (25%)
- Partly resolved 1 (25%)
- Solved or convicted 2 (50%)
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Anthony "Big Jook" Mims
Anthony "Big Jook" Mims, a 47-year-old music executive and the older brother of Memphis rapper Yo Gotti, was fatally shot on January 13, 2024, outside Perignon's Restaurant and Event Center on Winchester Road in Memphis, where…
Tyre Nichols
Tyre Nichols, 29, died on January 10, 2023, three days after he was beaten by Memphis police officers following a traffic stop; the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide. Former officers Desmond Mills Jr.
Eliza Fletcher
Teacher and heiress Eliza Fletcher was abducted while jogging near the University of Memphis and murdered. Cleotha Abston, who had a prior kidnapping conviction, was sentenced to life.
Young Dolph
Memphis rapper Young Dolph (Adolph Thornton Jr.), 36, was shot dead outside Makeda's Homemade Butter Cookies in Memphis on November 17, 2021.