Jess Leroy Lovelady, a 75-year-old white male, was brutally murdered on May 3, 1978. Lovelady was stabbed to death by Billy Dean Battenfield, a serial killer, who then disposed of his body by throwing it down a water well. The motive behind this heinous act was robbery, as Battenfield stole Lovelady's Social Security check, which he was attempting to cash for $1,500 at the time of his death. Despite the suspicious circumstances surrounding Lovelady's disappearance, the police were initially unab
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