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Linda Gilreath

Case from Cobb, GA dated May 11, 1979

Victim Details

Linda Gilreath

Female

White / Caucasian

Cobb

GA

1979-05-11

28

Linda

Gilreath

07/08/2026

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In the spring of 1979, a domestic dispute in Cobb County, Georgia, escalated into a brutal double murder that would ultimately lead to the execution of the perpetrator. Linda Gilreath, a 28-year-old White female, was in the process of divorcing her husband of 11 years, Fred Marion Gilreath, Jr. Having recently moved out of their shared home after an argument, Linda had been staying with her mother. On the morning of May 11, 1979, accompanied by her 57-year-old father, Gerrit Van Leeuwen, Linda r ...
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  • Fred Marion Gilreath, Jr. #743
  • Information on the Execution of Fred Marion Gilreath, Jr.
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    Does anyone else find it utterly chilling how premeditated Fred Gilreath's actions were? It's so uns... ...Read More
    02/13/2024
    I've been following the Linda Gilreath case, and I just cannot wrap my head around how someone can e... ...Read More
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