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Walter Mack Roberts

Death by Force
Case Description
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On January 3, 1980, in the Mars Hill community of Cleburne County, Alabama, 72-year-old Walter Mack Roberts was tragically murdered alongside his siblings in a brutal home invasion. The Roberts family, comprising elderly siblings, resided together in a century-old farmhouse in this rural area. That afternoon, their sister Eula Verlin Roberts returned from a trip to Cedartown, Georgia, and discovered the horrific scene. She found the front screen door ajar, with a bunched-up rug propping it open. ...Read More
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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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    Victim Details

    Walter Mack Roberts

    Male

    Mars-hill

    AL

    1980-01-03

    72

    Walter

    Mack Roberts

    11/21/2025

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