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Gina Linam

Death by Force
Case Description
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Mary Regina "Gina" Linam, a 7-year-old girl of Caucasian ethnicity, tragically lost her life on June 22, 1980, in Daingerfield, Texas. Gina was attending Sunday school at the First Baptist Church when a disgruntled local schoolteacher, armed with two assault rifles, burst into the church and opened fire on the parishioners. This horrific incident resulted in the deaths of five people, including Gina.

The shooter, Alvin Lee King, was a 29-year-old high school teacher who had been strugglin ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Gina Linam

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Daingerfield

    TX

    1980-06-22

    7

    Gina

    Linam

    11/08/2025

    Forum Posts (3)
    I came across this case during my research into historical church-related shootings, and it just lef... ...Read More
    11/10/2024
    Does anyone else feel deeply affected by how the community of Daingerfield came together after the l... ...Read More
    07/04/2024
    I can't stop thinking about the heroic actions of those church members who managed to subdue Alvin L... ...Read More
    07/25/2023
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