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Walter Rowland

Case from Moultrie, GA dated May 15, 1954

Victim Details

William T. Rowland

Male

White / Caucasian

Moultrie

GA

1954-05-15

68

Walter

Rowland

07/15/2026

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Walter Cleveland Rowland, a 68-year-old White/Caucasian man, was killed alongside his wife, Gladys Harvey Rowland, on May 15, 1954, in the Moultrie area of Colquitt County, Georgia. Rowland was identified in historical accounts as a former warden, a position that made the double homicide especially memorable within the community. Both victims were attacked with a bladed weapon, and their deaths became the final episode in a sudden eruption of violence that had begun in the area the previous day. ...
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  • Walter Cleveland Rowland (1885-1954) - Find a Grave Memorial
  • The Atlanta Constitution Tue, May 18, 1954 ·Page 7
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