Tommy Williams was 31 when he was killed in Atlanta on February 27, 1987. Court records later described the death as a planned, contract-style killing tied to old grudges and retaliation rather than a spontaneous act.

Prosecutors said Troy Crumbley believed Williams had a role in a 1984 shooting that hit Crumbley in the mouth. Crumbley allegedly brought Williams into his service station-convenience store under the guise of employment while seeking information about that older attack. The fatal shooting occurred in a laundromat; court documents say Crumbley hired James A. Carr and Jimmie Lee Ruth, Carr fired the shots in the laundromat in the presence of Thadeaus Dozier, and Dozier later became the state’s key witness. Carr first denied involvement, then admitted being present but denied being the shooter.

Crumbley pleaded guilty and received a life sentence. Carr was convicted of malice murder at trial and also sentenced to life; Ruth was tried with Carr and acquitted. The Georgia Supreme Court later found the evidence sufficient to uphold Carr’s conviction. Does anyone have information about Williams’s life in Atlanta or memories of the laundromat where this happened?