Theyre known for murder, drugs and most of all good old fashioned racism. “I would like to thank all of the people who worked for decades on my family’s case. The Dixie Mafia is one of the most feared criminal organizations in the south. In November 2021, the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office told Durham family members about the new information. We sincerely thank you for your commitment.” Itwas said that in atenyear period from 1968 the Dixie Mafia disposed of 156 people and there was not awell between West Texas and Mississippi that did not. “We cannot begin to express our thanks to all the professionals and community members who collaborated for so many years to help resolve this case. “This is a much-needed turning point for the Durham Case,” Hagaman said. He said they almost got caught due to the snowstorm.ĭavis told investigators he was only the getaway driver, and that it was the other three men who entered the house that night.Īuthorities said it’s still unclear who specifically killed the Durham family. Watauga County detectives then interviewed Davis, who is serving a life sentence for crimes he committed in Georgia, and he said Billy Sunday Birt, Gaddis and Reed were hired for a “hit” in the North Carolina mountains. The White County Sheriff’s Office immediately contacted deputies in Watauga County about the new details. Police chase ended with PIT maneuver on I-20, blocking several lanesĪuthorities heard about the 2019 lead when Birt’s son, Shane Birt, was doing research for a book about crimes in Georgia, including the “Fleming Case.” Shane Birt told investigators he was close with his father and during a prison visit, he remembered his father admitted to killing three people in the North Carolina mountains during a heavy snowstorm.

Family members believe ‘Walking Dead’ actor was killed.Had plea deal been handled differently, man accused of shooting APD officer would still be in jail.Investigators said the suspects were part of a group in Georgia known as the “Dixie Mafia,” and were involved in dozens of violent crimes across the Southeast in the 1960s and ‘70s. The suspects were first connected to the “Durham Case” when two sources found evidence that was similar to a case in 1973 in Georgia, known as the “Fleming Case,” in which Davis, Birt, Gaddis and Reed were all involved. Davis is currently at a correctional facility in Augusta, Georgia, and authorities said the three other suspects have since died. With the new leads, investigators learned the suspects in the case were Billy Wayne Davis, 81, Billy Sunday Birt, Bobby Gene Gaddis and Charles David Reed. I find both the band name and the album title quite evocative, evoking pictures of a down and dirty country band more at home.

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