Duncan Waller

In the winter of 1923, a grim discovery was made on a secluded road near Memphis, Tennessee, a place known to locals as a lover's lane. The tranquility of the area was shattered by a brutal crime that would linger in the community's memory. Duncan Waller, a 19-year-old White male salesman from Mayfield, Kentucky, was found slain in his car on the night of January 27th. Near the vehicle lay the body of his companion, 20-year-old Ruth McElwaine Tucker of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Both had been shot ...

WOMAN DEAD IN ROAD, ESCORT SLAIN IN CAR; Police Without Clue to Slayer of Tennessee Couple -- Wife Had Left Husband. (Published 1923)

Duncan Waller, age 19 - National Gun Violence Memorial