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A 35-year-old Gainesville cold case gets new life
Sheriff's Office again reviewing death of 24-year-old Jack Jarrard in 1981
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Jack Jarrard was found dead on Sept. 4, 1981, at a home on Lake Circle Road. The autopsy found he was stabbed in the chest and died of a severe blow to the head.
After 35 years, Margie Blackstock wants answers about what happened to her big brother Jack Jarrard. The investigation of the 24-year-old man’s 1981 death in Gainesville is seeing new life with another review by the Hall County Sheriff’s Office. “It’s been 35 years, and somebody needs to be held accountable,” Blackstock said.