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Richard Lanier Griffin
31 Aug 1916 – 24 Mar 1946
| Birth | 31 Aug 1916 |
| Death | 24 Mar 1946 |
| Cemetery | Union Chapel Cemetery Douglassville , Cass County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Ruth Proctor Mahoney on 05 Oct 2018 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65477100 |
Bio
Richard L. Griffin was the victim of a serial murderer in the Texarkana area known as the Moonlight Murderer or the Phantom Killer. (information provided by Mr. Griffin's cousin). "Richard Griffin was born August 31, 1916. He was a 29 year-old war veteran who was discharged from the Seabees in November 1945. He was a carpenter and painter and handled his own contracting.[93] Richard was living with his mother, Mrs. R. H. Griffin, at 155 Robison Courts which was built for servicemen returning from World War II and no longer exists after undergoing demolition. Griffin attended school in Linden, Texas and Union Chapel, Cass County. Griffin was last seen around 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, in a West 7th street (US Highway 67 West) cafe with his sister, Eleanor, and her boyfriend J. A. Proctor. He was also seen earlier at another West 7th street cafe by friends around 2 p.m.... Griffin's body was sent to the Texarkana Funeral Home and was then sent to Union Chapel Methodist church in Cass county at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, for funeral services officiated by former pastor Rev. Mr. Everett, assisted by the current Rev. Mr. Curtwright. He is buried in Union Chapel Cemetery in Cass County. He was survived by his mother, two brothers (Welborn and David) and two sisters (Miss Eleanor Griffin and Mrs. Merle Curtis)." (source: wikipedia.org) ∼ March 24, 1946 Richard Griffin and Polly Ann Moore were the first of five people to die in the Texarkana Moonlight Murders, when they were shot to death near Texarkana, Texas. Three more people were killed over the following six weeks. All of the victims are believed to have been murdered by a never-identified serial killer.
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- Hattie Merle Griffin Anderson 1914–1989
- Welborn Emmett Griffin 1919–2007
- David Griffin 1921–2014
- Eleanor Bernice Griffin Proctor 1925–1999
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