Late summer 2024 brought a violent death to the small community of Gadsden, Tennessee. On Saturday, August 24, 47-year-old Fredrine Booker was fatally shot. The Crockett County Sheriff’s Office identified a local man, 66-year-old Ephram Cook, as a suspect; Cook was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and booked into Crockett County Jail without bond. Authorities noted Cook had been out on bond for a prior, unspecified offense and had missed a required court appearance before the shooting.

Booker was born in Waterloo, Iowa, on February 15, 1977, and was a mother to a son and a daughter. Her obituary remembers her as devoted to family, fond of traveling and dancing, and possessing a lively spirit. The case against Ephram Cook is pending in Crockett County court.

If anyone in Gadsden knew Fredrine Booker or has information about the events of August 24, please come forward to assist the investigation.