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Birdie Mae Terry, 58, was shot in the driveway of her McBride Street home in Tiptonville, Tennessee, at about 1:25 a.m. on January 10, 2021. She was taken to Regional One Health Medical Center in Memphis and died of her wounds on January 13, 2021.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation led the inquiry and, after nearly two years of investigation, identified Michelle L. Basham of Tiptonville and Jared A. Scott of Ridgely as responsible. In November 2022 a Lake County grand jury indicted both on first-degree murder and tampering with evidence; Basham was booked into the Lake County Jail on a $750,000 bond and Scott was already in the Dyer County Jail on unrelated charges when the new indictment was returned.

A Lake County Circuit Court jury later found both Basham and Scott guilty of first-degree murder, and the judge imposed life sentences. Does anyone have information about Birdie Terry, her activities that night, or witnesses who might not yet have spoken up?