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Patrick Russell Kappus, a 40-year-old white male, was tragically murdered on May 1, 1989, in Brunswick, Georgia. The incident also claimed the life of his 15-year-old daughter, Emma Kappus. Patrick and Emma were shot with a semi-automatic pistol in a shed behind their home early in the morning. The perpetrator, Roddy Elroy Childress, who was Patrick's brother-in-law, was convicted of their murders. Childress had moved from Texas to live with Patrick, his wife Jolene, and their daughter Emma in F ...Read More
Victim Details

Patrick Russell Kappus

Male

White / Caucasian

Brunswick

GA

1989-05-01

40

Patrick

Russell Kappus

12/14/2025