Margaret Sweat

On an autumn evening in 1986, a brutal act of violence unfolded in a Dekalb, Georgia condominium, forever altering the lives of those present. Margaret Sweat, a 45-year-old woman, was in the living room with two other individuals, Wayne Smith and his son Steven, when their lives were irrevocably shattered. Two men, Larry Grant Lonchar and Mitchell Wells, gained entry to the residence under the guise of being special agents, a deceptive start to a horrifying chain of events.

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AROUND THE NATION; One Arrested, 2 Sought In Georgia Slayings of 3 (Published 1986)

Margaret Sweat, age 45 - National Gun Violence Memorial