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Morris Highsmith

Death by Force
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Morris Highsmith, a 58-year-old man from Pierce County, Georgia, was tragically killed on June 22, 1981. Highsmith, along with Alfred Boatright, a 64-year-old man, was shot to death during an armed robbery at Boatright's handyman store near Bristol, Georgia. The incident occurred around 4:00 p.m. when the two men were working at the store. The assailant, Willie James Wilson Jr., who was 25 years old at the time, was a soldier who had gone AWOL from Fort Stewart. Wilson, who is African American, ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Morris Highsmith

    Male

    Black / African American

    Pierce

    GA

    1981-06-22

    58

    Morris

    Highsmith

    11/29/2025

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