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Gregory Gilligan

Case from Evansville, IN dated Jan 14, 1980

Victim Details

Gregory Patrick Gilligan

Male

White / Caucasian

Evansville

IN

1980-01-14

4

Gregory

Gilligan

07/25/2026

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On the quiet evening of January 14, 1980, in Evansville, Indiana, the lives of the Gilligan family were tragically cut short in a brutal act of violence that shook the community. Four-year-old Gregory Patrick Gilligan, a young male, his five-year-old sister Lisa, and their parents, Patrick and Theresa, were all killed in their home during a home invasion. The family had unknowingly interrupted a burglary in progress when they returned to their residence.

The perpetrator, Donald Ray Wallac ...
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  • https://www.14news.com: Donald Ray Wallace: Indiana's Dead Man Walking
  • Courier & Press: Investigation Discovery to explore 1980 mass murder of Evansville's Gilligan family
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