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Alday family murders
1973 murder of a family in Georgia, U.S.
Alday family murders
The Alday family murders took place on May 14, 1973, in Donalsonville, Georgia, United States, a small town in Seminole County, Georgia, when six members of the Alday family were murdered by four men who burglarized a family home. Earlier in May 1973, 19-year-old Carl Isaacs, 26-year-old Wayne Carl Coleman, and 35-year-old George Elder Dungee escaped from a prison in Maryland. They joined with Isaacs' younger brother, 15-year-old William Carroll "Billy" Isaacs, to drive to Florida so the three escapees could avoid recapture. Prior to the drive to Florida, the four kidnapped and murdered 19-year-old Richard Miller in Pennsylvania, presumably so they could steal Miller's car. The four passed through Georgia on their way to Florida. On May 14, 1973, they stopped at the home of Jerry and Mary Alday to steal gasoline and decided to burglarize the house to search for valuables. As several Alday family members began to return home during the burglary, starting with Jerry and Ned Alday, the four...
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