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Lacy Milton Hatchell

Case from Fort-worth, TX dated Dec 28, 1984

Victim Details

Lacy Milton Hatchell

Male

White / Caucasian

Fort-worth

TX

1984-12-28

31

Lacy

Milton Hatchell

07/27/2026

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Lacy Milton Hatchell, a 31-year-old white male, was brutally murdered on December 28, 1984, in Fort Worth, Texas. His body was discovered by newspaper deliverers at around 5:30 a.m., facedown on a sidewalk across from his home in the Summerfield addition of north Fort Worth. Hatchell had been shot in the chest and his face was beaten beyond recognition with what investigators believed to be a tire iron or hammer. An autopsy revealed 62 blunt injuries, primarily on his face, head, neck, back, and ...
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  • Cold Cases - 1980 to 1989 - the Fort Worth Police Department
  • Lacy Milton Hatchell, age 31 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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