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Richard Thomas Danley

Case from Ellijay, GA dated Jul 08, 2017

Victim Details

Richard Thomas Danley

Male

White / Caucasian

Ellijay

GA

2017-07-08

53

Richard

Thomas Danley

07/12/2026

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On a summer evening in Ellijay, Georgia, the life of 53-year-old Richard Thomas Danley came to a violent end. On July 8, 2017, Danley was at the home of a man named Douglas Edwin Pritchett when a 911 call was placed by Pritchett himself, claiming his home was being invaded and that he had shot the intruder. When Gilmer County Sheriff's deputies arrived at the River Lodge Drive residence, they found Danley deceased from what were later determined to be multiple gunshot wounds.

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  • Obituary | Richard Ricky Danley | Freeman Harris Funeral Home
  • Gilmer County Shooting Death | Georgia Bureau of Investigation
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    I'm really struck by the strong community ties in Ellijay and how everyone seems to be rallying for ... ...Read More
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