 1951 - 1977 (26 years)
-
| Name |
Russell Evans Bailey |
| Born |
21 May 1951 |
Okaloosa County, Florida, USA  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
26 Jun 1977 |
Heard County, Georgia, USA |
- While living in Pascagoula, MS Russ had driven to Crestview, FL to visit his mother. On the return trip he picked up a hitchhiker. His body was found four days later in a wooded area in Georgia, dead of a fatal gun shot. His killer, still driving Russ's car, was caught in Kingman, Arizona on July 6, 1977. Russ was buried that same day.
|
| Buried |
Liveoak Park Memorial Cemetery, Crestview, Okaloosa County, Florida, United States |
| Person ID |
I23105 |
Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
7 May 2017 |
| Father |
Glen Albert Bailey, b. 5 Nov 1931, Spencer, Iowa, USA , d. 15 May 2009, Sun City West, Arizona, USA (Age 77 years) |
| Mother |
Lidy Fayoma Scott |
| Married |
6 Oct 1950 |
Lucedale, Mississippi, USA |
| Family ID |
F11428 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
-
-
| Documents
|
 | Teenagers Discover Body
--The Times-Herald, Newnan, Georgia, July 7, 1977 Page 1 |
 | Heard Slaying Suspect Held
--Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, Georgia, July 8, 1977 Page 1 |
 | Heard County Court Sentences Man To Life In Prison For Murder
--The Times-Herald, Newnan, Georgia, September 29, 1977 Page 1 |
| Headstones |
 | Russell Bailey
Russell Evans
Bailey
May 21, 1951
June 26, 1977 |
|
|
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set