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Walter Mack Roberts

Case from Mars-hill, AL dated Jan 03, 1980

Victim Details

Walter Mack Roberts

Male

Mars-hill

AL

1980-01-03

72

Walter

Mack Roberts

07/09/2026

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In the quiet, rural community of Mars Hill, Alabama, a gruesome discovery shattered the winter calm on January 3, 1980. A concerned family member, Verlin Roberts, arrived at the modest farmhouse of her elderly siblings to find a scene of unimaginable horror. Inside, lay the bodies of three of her siblings: 79-year-old James Columbus “Lum” Roberts, 77-year-old Mae Bell Roberts, and 64-year-old Floy I. V. Roberts. All had been shot, and one of the sisters also showed signs of being struck on t ...
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  • Jan 10, 1980, page 25 - The Anniston Star at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com
  • Walter Mack Roberts (1907-1980) - Find a Grave Memorial
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    I've been thinking a lot about the missing trunk in the Mars Hill case. It's so haunting to imagine ... ...Read More
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