John Allen Softley Sr.

Murdered
Case Description
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On September 22, 2018, the bodies of 70-year-old Parrish City Councilman John Allen Softley and 30-year-old Monica Jean Graves were discovered inside a pickup truck under an Interstate 22 overpass near Dora, Alabama. Both individuals had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.

Investigations by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences determined that Softley shot and killed Graves before turning the gun on himself, resulting in a murder-suicide. The relationship between Softley and Graves w ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    John Allen Softley Sr.

    Male

    Black / African American

    Dora

    AL

    2018-09-23

    71

    John

    Allen Softley Sr.

    Primary Suspect Deceased

    11/23/2024

    Forum Posts (2)
    Have any of you developed any theories on the murder of John? I've been thinking about it a lot late... ...Read More
    06/03/2023
    Has anyone seen John recently? I'm trying to track his whereabouts and could use some information on... ...Read More
    02/08/2023
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