Hi, yes I know, but Lonnie had more siblings and extended familie (through marriage)
I've always thought the method of execution to be somewhat unusual, perfunctory. Another suggestion that came up here WRT was when someone suggested the killer had military training. As I recall that opinion noted that 3 bullets for each victim, efficiently delivered, had maximium odds of killing the victims while only using 6 bullets. I can't recall who suggested this, but they said that's the way some LE and military were trained to kill. Two shots to the chest/torso to immobilize and the final kill shot to the head. It would be somewhat difficult to do in the dark on an unlit road.
Remember, too, the gun was found in the possession of a local drunk/problem maker, not exactly the type known for Mafia-style hits.
WS member Rich Kelly, who is verified LE, read through this case and noted that the police found the weapon, that means they found the killer or someone very close to him.
Identified! - Mystery couple murdered in South Carolina, 1976 - Pamela Buckley & James Freund #10
Good points @worldwatcher and reply as well @Betty P , I’ve thought about this quite a bit. It’s another of the many mind benders in this case. Had the weapon not been found locally, I’d be of the mindset that the traveler theory was more plausible. I remember writing earlier in the threads...www.websleuths.com
Were Henry and/or his brother tied to some people involved in organized crime?
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To add:I think there are several sources that claim he was the one that gave George the gun but I can't remember how many of them may be verified and i don't have time to look right now. However I can give you one and that's Matthew Mcdaniel's website. I don't know how the mods or anyone else here feels about it but I most definitely consider him a verified source. He has been recently involved in the investigation with Sumter LE and has seen parts of the case file so when he states "George Henry claims that his brother, Jim Henry had given it to him as a gift" then I'm confident that's what it was.
Rest in peace James and Pamela We love you
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Either I don't know or I forgot if this has been discussed. I did a quick search of these threads and I can't find anything. I was just wondering if this was our Pam Buckley performing at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. I looked up the Kosmet Klub but I still can't tell if they only used students in their performances and I'm not all that good with pictures so thought I would ask for another opinion.
Lincoln Journal Star
March 28, 1971
Page 61
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View the digital scanned newspaper from Lincoln Journal Star dated Mar 28, 1971, page 61.
Great find on James. When I searched newspapers in that area of PA, I didn’t find many other people with the Freund last name other than James and his immediate family. It’s possible that’s him at Elizabethtown College. He had finished his military service and would have been eligible for the GI college subsidy.
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Wondering if Edward Surratt isn't someone they should be considering on this case. I know they keep mentioning the execution-style murders, but I cannot (like others on here) figure out why the victims would then be on their backs instead of bowed-down and/or facing forward. I know it's possible, but how likely would that be? I find the explanation that the killer murdered them in the vehicle more plausible, but that is at odds with what the hermit says, which was that that he (the hermit) saw the two victims exit the vehicle. (Please correct me if this is in error, but this is what I've seen.)
Edward Surratt was a Vietnam vet who murdered and assaulted in South Carolina, Florida, and possibly Pennsylvania and Ohio. He seemed to have a preference for targeting couples. He took vehicles from victims and drove them around miles and miles away from where he'd originally obtained the vehicles. He used bats, usually a shotun (not always), evidently his bare hands, and I'm pretty sure I saw a .38 mentioned in at least one case. He was a truck driver working for a firm based in the Carolinas (I see some sources saying North, others South Carolina), he often traveled into Pennsylvania. His South Carolina victims (June 1978) were in Columbia, an hour from Sumter. Not saying it's him, but it's definitely somethng to be watching for, jmo. Because if it's not him, it may be someone like him.
Pennsylvania serial killer confesses to 6 more murders, cops say
Pennsylvania serial killer Edward Surratt has confessed to six more murders while serving two life sentences, authorities said.CRIMINAL MINDS: Notorious criminals that once walked our streets | West Hills Gazette
With the popularity of TV channels like Investigation Discovery showing us crime around the world, many of us have become true crime junkies doing a bit of crime-solving from the comfort of our armchairs. It’s easy to watch these channels and become disassociated from the reality that there are...Jailed Serial Killer Edward Surratt Confesses to 6 More Murders
The notorious killer will not face trial after admitting to the crimes as he is already serving two life sentences.Serial killer jailed in Florida confesses to additional 6 Pennsylvania murders from 1970s
Edward Surratt, 79, has been in Florida prisons since 1978, when the Pennsylvania fugitive was arrested in the rapes of a woman and her 15-year-old daughter. Surratt has been linkedwww.fox13memphis.com
I am still researching Surratt and checking for his date of parole in the 70s. If the date I see of January '77 is correct, then it couldn't have been him, but I'm only seeing date of release on parole in one source, which can sometimes be unreliable.
