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Georgia couple’s unsolved beheading stuns Lake Oconee community
In Eatonton Georgia an 88 year old man Russell Desmond was found headless in his garage and his wife Shirley Dermond 87 later found dead in the lake near Lake Oconee. Sheriff Howard Sills appeals for public help and a reward to break the case. The couple were active, cash-light locals with three sons and a daughter.
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Eatonton
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Russell Desmond
Lake Oconee
Shirley Dermond
Russell Dermond
Dermonds
Putnam County
Howard Sills
Ron Bridgeman
Eatonton Messenger
Sills
Desmonds
Karen Bridgeman
New Jersey
Atlanta
Shirley Desmond
Lake Oconee Community Church
David Key
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