J.Y. Red McDaniel

Death by Force

James Young "Red" McDaniel, a 53-year-old Caucasian male from Daingerfield, Texas, died on June 22, 1980. He was a railroad shop foreman at the Texas & Northern Railroad and a member of the First Baptist Church of Daingerfield. McDaniel's death was the result of a tragic incident at his church.

On that fateful Sunday morning, a former high school math teacher named Alvin King III entered the First Baptist Church armed with multiple weapons. He began shooting at the congregation, killing f ...Read More