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Who killed Russell Dermond?
On May 6, 2014, the body of 88-year-old Russell Dermond was discovered in the garage of his home in the upscale Lake Oconee community of Putnam County, Georgia. Russell had been brutally decapitated, and despite extensive searches, his head was never recovered. His wife, Shirley Dermond, aged 87, was initially believed to have been kidnapped. However, ten days later, her body was found floating in Lake Oconee, weighed down with concrete blocks. An autopsy revealed that she had died from blunt fo ...Read More
On May 6, 2014, the body of 88-year-old Russell Dermond was discovered in the garage of his home in the upscale Lake Oconee community of Putnam County, Georgia. Russell had been brutally decapitated, and despite extensive searches, his head was never recovered. His wife, Shirley Dermond, aged 87, was initially believed to have been kidnapped. However, ten days later, her body was found floating in Lake Oconee, weighed down with concrete blocks. An autopsy revealed that she had died from blunt fo ...Read More
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Russell Dermond
August 7, 2023
Female
Caucasian / White
Oconee Springs
GA
2014-05-06
1925-06-06
88
Russell Dermond
Russell
Dermond
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Blonde
12/03/2025
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I can't stop thinking about the strange fact that there were no signs of forced entry into the Dermo... ...Read More
12/31/2023
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