Murder of Carol and Reggie Sumner

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On July 8, 2005, American married couple Carol and Reggie Sumner, both 61, were robbed, abducted and murdered by four acquaintances: Alan Wade (18), Michael Jackson (23), Tiffany Cole (23), and Bruce Nixon (18). After being taken from their home in Duval County, Florida, to Charlton County, Georgia, the Sumners were buried alive by Wade and Jackson in a pre-dug grave. The perpetrators were arrested and charged with murder, kidnapping, and robbery. In 2008, Wade, Jackson, and Cole were sentenced to death for first-degree murder while Nixon was sentenced to 45 years imprisonment for second-degree murder. Cole, aged 26 at conviction, was the third youngest woman on death row in the United States. In 2022, the death sentence of Alan Wade was reversed and changed to life imprisonment. In 2023, the sentence of Tiffany Cole was also reduced to life imprisonment. In 2024, Michael Jackson was resentenced to death.

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