In the summer of 1959, a domestic disturbance in Augusta, Georgia, escalated into a tragedy that claimed the lives of two young sisters and a police officer. The quiet of a Sunday, June 14th, was shattered at a residence on Wrightsboro Road, the home of the Hofer family.
The conflict began when the estranged husband of the children's mother broke into the house. Responding to a call for help, Officer Joe Reynolds of the Augusta Police Department arrived at the scene with a fellow officer.
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