In the quiet, rural community of Rutledge, near Luverne, Alabama, the tranquility was shattered in late August of 2002. Mila Ruth Ball, a 62-year-old woman, became the matriarch of a family devastated by a brutal act of violence. On August 26th, she, along with five other family members, were found shot to death at their isolated farm. This horrific event marked one of the worst multiple-victim homicides in the state's history. The other victims were her 35-year-old daughter, Joann Ball; Joann's
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