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Gladys Rowland

Case from Moultrie, GA dated May 15, 1954

Victim Details

Gladys Rowland

Female

White / Caucasian

Moultrie

GA

1954-05-15

43

Gladys

Rowland

07/15/2026

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Gladys Rowland was a 48-year-old White woman who was killed on May 15, 1954, at her rural home near Moultrie in Colquitt County, Georgia. She and her husband, William T. Rowland, were found dead after a brutal attack that shocked the community. Investigators determined that both victims had been slain with a sharp instrument inside their home. Their deaths came only a day after another double homicide in the same area, immediately raising fears that the killings were connected.

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  • Gladys Rowland (1910-1954) | Obituary - We Remember
  • Gladys Louise Harvey Rowland (1910-1954) - Find a Grave Memorial
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    I've been reading up on the Rowland case again, and something that struck me was the impact on their... ...Read More
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