Fayetteville, Tennessee, man Jacob Shaffer was arrested on July 19, 2009, under suspicion of murdering five people in Tennessee and another in Alabama.http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/19/tennessee.five.dead/index.html
Shaffer allegedly murdered his wife, Tracie Shaffer, his wife's father, Billy Hall, her brother Chris Hall, her son Devin Brooks, Brooks' friend Robert Berber and Sidney Dempsey, a Huntsville, Alabama, woman.http://blog.al.com/breaking/2009/07/jacob_shaffer_killed_his_wife.html
Murder Timeline
Officers claim Shaffer killed Sidney Dempsey first in Huntsville, Alabama, on Friday, July 17, 2009. They believe he then drove to Lincoln County, Tennessee, where he murdered Billy and Chris Hall in their home on Saturday, July 18, 2009. Shaffer allegedly then crossed the street to murder Devin Brooks, Robert Berber and his wife Tracie Shaffer.http://blog.al.com/breaking/2009/07/jacob_shaffer_killed_his_wife.html
Victims
- Traci Shaffer, 38, wife of Jacob Shafferhttp://blog.al.com/breaking/2009/07/jacob_shaffer_killed_his_wife.html
- Billy Hall, 57, father of Traci Shafferhttp://blog.al.com/breaking/2009/07/jacob_shaffer_killed_his_wife.html
- Chris Hall, 34, brother of Traci Shafferhttp://blog.al.com/breaking/2009/07/jacob_shaffer_killed_his_wife.html
- Devin Brooks, 16, son of Traci Shafferhttp://blog.al.com/breaking/2009/07/jacob_shaffer_killed_his_wife.html
- Robert Berber, 16, friend of Devin Brookshttp://blog.al.com/breaking/2009/07/jacob_shaffer_killed_his_wife.html
- Sidney Wade Dempsey, 50, acquaintance of Jacob Shafferhttp://blog.al.com/breaking/2009/07/jacob_shaffer_killed_his_wife.html