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Cortez Antonio (Tony) Dees

Case from Garland, AL dated Jun 02, 2018

Victim Details

Cortez Antonio (Tony) Dees

Male

Black / African American

Garland

AL

2018-06-02

28

Cortez

Antonio (Tony) Dees

Yes

07/02/2026

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On a summer day in Alabama, the quiet Garland community in Butler County became the scene of a grim discovery. On June 2, 2018, the bodies of 28-year-old Cortez Antonio 'Tony' Dees and 25-year-old Luman Williams, both men from Evergreen, were found in a wooded area along Dilly Hill Road. A passerby stumbled upon the scene around 3:50 p.m. and immediately alerted the Butler County Sheriff's Office. Investigators determined that both Dees and Williams had been fatally shot.

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  • WVTM: Four people from Birmingham arrested in double homicide case
  • The Greenville Standard: Double Homicide in Garland

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    Has anyone else been following the heart-wrenching case of Tony Dees and Luman Williams? My thoughts... ...Read More
    07/20/2023
    I’ve been following the case of Tony Dees and Luman Williams from Evergreen, and my heart truly go... ...Read More
    04/06/2023
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