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In the quiet mountain community of Naola, Virginia, a horrific crime unfolded on September 15, 1987, forever shattering the peace of the rural area. Geraldine Patterson Buchanan, a 31-year-old female, was brutally murdered in her own home, the last to die in a rampage that also claimed the lives of her husband, Douglas McArthur Buchanan, Sr., and their two young sons, 13-year-old Joel Jerry 'JJ' and 10-year-old Christopher Donald 'Donnie.' The architect of this familial massacre was a troubled y ...Read More
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Victim Details

Geraldine Patterson Buchanan

Female

White / Caucasian

Naola

VA

1987-09-15

31

Geraldine

Patterson Buchanan

01/07/2026