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Case Description
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In the winter of 1977, the life of 28-year-old Joseph Thomas Cleveland, a white male, came to a tragic and violent end in DeKalb County, Georgia. A firefighter by profession, Cleveland had become entangled with a man named Carl Millard Patton Jr., a man who would later be unmasked as a serial killer responsible for a string of murders in Georgia between 1973 and 1977.

The investigation into Cleveland's disappearance and murder would unravel a dark and complex story. It was discovered that ...Read More
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Victim Details

Joe Cleveland

Male

Dekalb County

GA

1977-12-17

28

Joe

Cleveland

03/20/2026