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Elrey Bud Runion

Case from Workmore, GA dated Jan 22, 2015

Victim Details

Elrey Bud Runion

Male

White / Caucasian

Workmore

GA

2015-01-22

69

Elrey

Bud Runion

07/17/2026

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In a tragic turn of events stemming from a seemingly innocent online ad, 69-year-old Elrey 'Bud' Runion and his wife, June, 66, were found deceased in January 2015. The Marietta, Georgia, couple had traveled to a rural area in southern Georgia with hopes of purchasing a classic 1966 Ford Mustang, a car Bud had dreamed of owning since his return from the Vietnam War. Their journey, however, ended in a horrifying ordeal that shocked their community and the nation.

The couple's search for th ...
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