On May 14, 1973, six members of the Alday family were killed in Donalsonville, Georgia, when four men who had recently escaped from a Maryland prison forced their way into the family’s mobile home. Mary Estelle Campbell Alday, 26, arrived home from work during the attack. She was taken captive, sexually assaulted, driven to a wooded area, and shot to death.

The intruders — identified as Carl Junior Isaacs, his half-brother Wayne Carl Coleman, George Elder Dungee, and 15-year-old William Carroll Billy Isaacs — initially intended to steal gasoline. The burglary escalated when male relatives returned to the trailer; several were taken inside and shot. The four fled the state and were captured in West Virginia days later with weapons and property belonging to the victims.

Trials and plea arrangements followed, including Billy Isaacs testifying for the prosecution in exchange for a reduced sentence. If anyone knew Mary Estelle Campbell Alday or has information about the Alday family killings, please share what you remember.