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In the quiet community of Naola, Virginia, a grim tragedy unfolded on September 15, 1987, forever altering the lives of the Buchanan family. On that day, Douglas Buchanan Sr., his 31-year-old wife Geraldine Patterson Buchanan, and their two young sons, 13-year-old Donald and 10-year-old Joel, were brutally murdered in their own home. The architect of this horrific event was a member of their own family, Douglas McArthur Buchanan Jr., the 19-year-old son of Douglas Sr. and stepson of Geraldine....Read More
Victim Details

Carl Douglas Buchanan

Male

Danville

VA

1983-11-22

41

Carl

Douglas Buchanan

01/08/2026