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Terrence M. Nelson
 
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 180 lbs
 
Terrence M. Nelson was born in Jackson, Mississippi on November 30, 1958. His mother, Helen O. Nelson is an accomplished violinist with the Jackson Symphony. His father, Richard D. Nelson is a manufacturers representative for Vickers, Inc., makers of ball and roller bearings in Jackson. Terry has two younger sisters both married, Janet lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband and two children, Rebecca lives in Charleston, South Carolina with her husband David and two Golden Retrievers.
 
Terry graduated from Callaway High School in 1976. He attended the University of Mississippi first in Jackson and then transferring to the main campus in Oxford in his sophomore year. He graduated with a B.S. degree in Forensic Science. Terry worked for the State Crime Lab in Jackson for two years following graduation. He joined the Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department in 1982. Terry quickly distinguished himself in crime scene analysis and is currently the Department's senior crime scene specialist.
 
Terry teaches a night school course at the University of Mississippi in crime scene evidence collection techniques. He is active with local youth organizations, coaching the Oxford Youth League softball team. Terry is an avid sculptor in his spare time and is active with the Yoknapatawpha County Arts Council.
 
He lives in Oxford with his wife Susan, they have no children.

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