On Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1980, the community of Douglas, Georgia, was shaken by the brutal murders of a local couple. Ruby Washington, a 69-year-old woman, and her husband, J.L. Washington, also 69, were discovered in a wooded area, having been beaten, stabbed, and shot to death. The violent nature of their demise sent ripples of fear and disbelief through the small town.
Earlier that day, the Washingtons had been seen driving in their apartment complex with a man named James Mat
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