A military veteran spent Christmas Day with his family in Jefferson County and hours later, loved ones found him murdered.
Cold Case Project | Freddie Murray, Jr., a slain military veteran
WRENS, Ga. (WJBF) – A military veteran spent Christmas Day with his family in Jefferson County and hours later, loved ones found him murdered. “I don’t hate the person. I…
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“I don’t hate the person. I’ve forgiven the person,” said Janice R. Murray, Freddie Murray, Jr.’s mother.''
''The Jefferson County High School honor student could be seen on the football field wearing number 66. After graduation, it was a short stint in technical college before he decided to join the military. ''
''After six years in the National Guard (C CO 3-10 INF BN 1 PLT), Murray returned home to Wrens, working various jobs at Ingles and Lamb Brothers Lumber. His family said he didn’t go out much, but he did play basketball at the Jefferson County YMCA. His sister said she saw Freddie at his home at Green Meadows Apartments just a few days before Christmas. And while leaving another apartment across the street, he looked at her and didn’t speak, at first.
“He said sis, you know what, I love you. I was like are you ok? I said because you never in your life come out of your mouth to say I love you,” his sister said. “Yeah, I’m doing good. I’m fine. That was the last time I seen him.”
We asked, “And you never found out what spooked him that day?”
“Something was spooking him, but I don’t know what it was,” Shermeca replied.''
