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Coates search

The detectives obtained a warrant to search the Coates residence and vehicles.

Talley search

The detectives obtained a warrant to search the Talley residence and vehicles.

TV news report

The local news reports on developments in the Diane Coates case.

Coroner's report

The coroner's office provided a preliminary autopsy report on Diane Coates. Additional analyses are ongoing.

Rupert Coates interview #2

The detectives asked Rupert Coates more about his wife's work life and their marriage.

Elliot Fowler interview #2

The detectives asked Diane's pharmacist to come in to view some photos.

Landon Talley interview #2

The detectives spoke to Landon Talley again to find out more about Diane Coates and their affair.

Sandra Moss interview #2

The detectives asked Sandra Moss for more info about her relationship with Diane Coates.

Elliot Fowler interview

The detectives asked Diane's pharmacist about her medications.

Dr. John Lipinski interview

The detectives spoke with Diane Coates's primary physician about her medical history and condition.

Genevieve Talley interview

The detectives talked to Ms. Talley after speaking with her husband earlier the same day.

Genevieve Talley bio

Genevieve and her husband moved to Oxford after she accepted a management position there.

Landon Talley interview

The detectives identified Landon Talley as a non-work associate of Diane Coates.

Landon Talley bio

Landon and his wife moved to Oxford, where he now owns a restaurant.

Bernadette Guthrie interview

Bernadette Guthrie worked with Diane Coates and spoke to Mrs. Coates just before she collapsed.

Sylvia Payton interview

Sylvia Payton worked with Diane Coates and attended the conference where Mrs. Coates collapsed.

Kenneth Jay Jackson interview

Kenneth Jay Jackson spoke to the detectives about his interactions with Diane Coates

Kate Sugarman interview

Kate Sugarman spoke to the detectives about her interactions with Diane Coates.

Rupert Coates interview

The detectives spoke to Diane Coates's husband the morning after she passed away.

Rupert Coates bio

Friends often noted that Rupert and his wife, Diane, were the epitome of "opposites attract."

Milo Moss interview

The detectives spoke to Milo Moss, who provided first aid to Diane Coates until the EMTs arrived.

Sandra Moss interview

The detectives talked to Sandra Moss about her employee Diane Coates.

Sandra Moss bio

Sandra and her husband moved to Oxford from Knoxville about 15 years ago.

Coates scene witness canvass

YCSD investigators interviewed witnesses to Diane Coates's collapse at the YCCC.

Woman dies suddenly

The Crime Beat reports: local woman collapses at conference.

Diane Coates bio

Diane and her husband moved to Oxford about seven years ago. She worked at Ole Miss and enjoyed socializing around town.

Incident report

Emergency Services responded to a 911 call reporting a medical emergency at the YCCC.

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Killer Headache

Diane Coates suddenly collapsed at a conference reception and was declared dead at the hospital.

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The Last Word

A teenager found a woman shot to death on the side of the road.

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Blood Bane

Local children happened upon an eerie vandalism scene in a wooded area.

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Terminal Care

Orderly Jerry Shaw was found dead behind the nursing home where he worked.

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Suburban Secrets

Russell Moran discovered his wife's body when he returned home from work.

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Shot in the Dark

Monica Drum was found shot to death in her office around 3:00 a.m.

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Wild Jasmine

19-year-old Jasmine Ledbetter's body was found wrapped in plastic and left in the woods.

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Pummeled Pastor

Pastor Martinson was found bludgeoned to death at his church on Easter Sunday.

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