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Harold McIver

Case from Doraville, GA dated Jul 12, 1979

Victim Details

Name

Harold McIver

Gender

Male

Race

Black / African American

City

Doraville

State

GA

Date Of Death

1979-07-12

Age At Death

29

First Name

Harold

Last Name

McIver

Last Updated

07/01/2026

Case Description

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On a summer evening in Doraville, Georgia, Harold McIver, a 27-year-old African American man, was working his shift as the manager of a Taco Bell. The date was July 12, 1979, a day that would end in a senseless act of violence that cut his life short. From a distance of 150 yards, a rifle shot pierced through the restaurant window, striking and fatally wounding McIver. The shooter was Joseph Paul Franklin, a white supremacist and serial killer who targeted Black individuals and interracial coupl ...

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Joseph Paul Franklin - Wikipedia

SLAYER A SUSPECT IN 13 MORE DEATHS - The New York Times

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Has anyone else been following the Harold McIver case? I find it so unsettling how the justice syste... ...Read More
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04/09/2023

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