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Fred Davis

Case from Cherryville, NC dated Jul 05, 1991

Victim Details

Fred Davis

Male

White / Caucasian

Cherryville

NC

1991-07-05

68

Fred

Davis

06/20/2026

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On July 5, 1991, William Fred Davis, a 68-year-old white male, and his 67-year-old wife, Margaret Davis, were brutally murdered in their rural Rutherford County, North Carolina home. The assailant, Phillip Lee Ingle, entered their unlocked residence armed with an axe handle. He first encountered Margaret in the kitchen and fatally beat her. Subsequently, he proceeded to the den where William was watching television and, unaware of the prior assault due to the volume of the TV, was also beaten to ...
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  • Elderly N.C. couple found murdered - GoUpstate
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