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Dedra Lynn Mims Hunt

Case from Pelham, AL dated Mar 23, 1997

Victim Details

Dedra Lynn Mims Hunt

Female

White / Caucasian

Pelham

AL

1997-03-23

29

Dedra

Lynn Mims Hunt

Yes

06/23/2026

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In the quiet town of Pelham, Alabama, a dispute over a pickup truck on a March weekend in 1997 escalated into a horrific act of violence that claimed the lives of four people. On the evening of March 23, the bodies of 39-year-old Randy Gerald Duke, his 29-year-old girlfriend Dedra Lynn Mims Hunt, and her two young daughters, seven-year-old Chelsea and six-year-old Chelisa, were discovered in their home. The initial 911 call was made by Randy Duke's son, Mark Anthony Duke, who claimed his father ...
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    Has anyone looked into the relationship dynamics between Mark Duke and his father, Randy? I've been ... ...Read More
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