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Randy Gerald Duke

Case from Pelham, AL dated Mar 23, 1997

Victim Details

Randy Gerald Duke

Male

White / Caucasian

Pelham

AL

1997-03-23

39

Randy

Gerald Duke

Yes

07/04/2026

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In the quiet city of Pelham, Alabama, a dispute over a pickup truck on a March weekend in 1997 escalated into a horrific act of violence that claimed four lives. Randy Gerald Duke, a 39-year-old male, was shot and killed in his home. Also found dead were his fiancée, 29-year-old Dedra Mims Hunt, and her two young daughters, 6-year-old Chelisa and 7-year-old Chelsea. The gruesome discovery was reported to the police by Randy's own son, 16-year-old Mark Anthony Duke.

Initially, Mark Duke p ...
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