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Lee Roy Martin (April 25, 1937 – May 31, 1972), known as The Gaffney Strangler, was an American serial killer from Gaffney, South Carolina. He murdered four people—two women and two girls—between 1967 and 1968.
Nov 27, 2017 · Do you remember The Gaffney Strangler and the heinous crimes committed by this serial killer in South Carolina? For more true crime in the Palmetto State, read about the lake whose tragic history will never be forgotten.
Jul 5, 2009 · A serial killer's shooting rampage in this small town in Cherokee County has stirred memories of Lee Roy Martin's killing spree in 1967-68. Martin, called the "Gaffney Strangler," was convicted...
Feb 8, 2000 · Union County deputies found her nude, strangled body on Jerusalem Road on May 20, 1967. Her husband, Roger Zane Dedmond, 27, was convicted of the crime in December and was serving time at the ...
Oct 10, 2022 · From 1967 to 1968, the small town of Gaffney, South Carolina, was being terrorized by a serial killer. There was a predator preying on young and unsuspecting women. His name was Lee Roy Martin, and his modus operandi was abducting and killing his victims by strangulation.
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Feb 14, 2023 · The Gaffney Strangler was identified as Lee Roy Martin. He was arrested and convicted on four accounts of murder. Martin was sentenced to serve four life terms. This left the community in...
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Feb 8, 1993 · Two young women had been found raped and murdered by the strangler just a week before the junior high school student was abducted on a country road.
