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Case Description
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On February 15, 2002, 30-year-old Terra Klugh Bates and her husband, Alan Bates, were murdered in Hoover, Alabama. The couple had traveled from their home in Frederick, Maryland, to Birmingham to participate in depositions related to a contentious custody battle between Alan and his ex-wife, Jessica McCord, over their two daughters. After arriving, they went to the McCords' residence to pick up the children for a planned visit to Alan's parents in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Terra Klugh Bates
Female
White / Caucasian
Hoover
AL
2002-02-15
30
Terra
Klugh Bates
Yes
12/02/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I’ve been reading through all the information on the Bates case, and the more I learn, the more Iâ... ...Read More
10/05/2024
10/05/2024
Has anyone else looked into the background of the McCords, especially Jeff McCord being a former pol... ...Read More
06/10/2024
06/10/2024
I was reading about the tragic murder of Alan and Terra Bates, and one detail struck me in particula... ...Read More
01/05/2023
01/05/2023
