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Dorothy Hess

Case from Winder, GA dated May 20, 2019

Victim Details

Dorothy Elaine Hess

Female

White / Caucasian

Winder

GA

2019-05-20

72

Dorothy

Hess

07/11/2026

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In the quiet town of Winder, Georgia, a beloved elderly couple, Dorothy E. Hess, a 72-year-old white female, and her husband, Willard 'Ron' Hess, 70, were found murdered in their home on Southridge Road in May 2019. The gruesome discovery was made by their teenage grandson who lived across the street and had gone to check on them. He immediately alerted authorities, and the case was swiftly classified as a double homicide.

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  • WXIA: Car 'could be key' in finding out who killed elderly couple in Winder home, police say
  • ajc: Grandparents found dead in Barrow County home were shot to death
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