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Lu Williams

Case from Garland, AL dated Jun 02, 2018

Victim Details

Lu Williams

Male

Black / African American

Garland

AL

2018-06-02

29

Lu

Williams

07/08/2026

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On a tragic day in Garland, Alabama, the life of 29-year-old Lu Williams, a Black / African American male, was violently cut short. On June 2, 2018, he and his friend, 28-year-old Cortez Antonio "Tony" Dees, were discovered deceased in a wooded area off a rural road, both victims of a double homicide.

The events that led to their deaths began to unfold when four individuals from Birmingham set in motion a plan to rob them. Courtney Andrews, then 31, Nathaniel Anthony Fortune, 29, his sist ...
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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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