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Tommy Williams

Case from Atlanta, GA dated Feb 27, 1987

Victim Details

Tommy Williams

Male

Black / African American

Atlanta

GA

1987-02-27

31

Tommy

Williams

07/12/2026

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Tommy Williams, 31, a Black man from Atlanta, Georgia, died on February 27, 1987, in a killing that later unfolded in court as a planned execution rather than a sudden act of violence. The case that began with his death in Atlanta eventually led prosecutors to describe a contract murder centered on old grudges, fear, and retaliation. Court records say Troy Crumbley, a known drug dealer, believed Williams had been involved in shooting him in the mouth back in 1984. Instead of letting that suspici ...
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  • Newspapers.com: Drug case widens involving man charged with paying for a murder (Tommy Williams 1987) - Newspapers.com
  • Newspapers.com: Atlanta man found slain in laundry (Tommy Williams 1987) - Newspapers.com
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