In the quiet, early morning hours of January 9, 2020, in the rural town of Hephzibah, Georgia, a domestic dispute turned fatal, ending the life of 75-year-old James Christopher Drake. A disabled Vietnam veteran and a man who found joy in restoring old cars and woodwork, James was shot once in the head while sitting in his recliner in the home he shared with his wife of 44 years, Freda Eugenia Drake. The incident, which occurred around 6:25 a.m. on Wendell Street, shattered the calm of their neig
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