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David Maxwell was 20 and living in Kilgore, Texas, when he became one of five people abducted from the Kilgore KFC on the evening of September 23, 1983. The victims were taken to a remote oil field road and executed execution-style; the other victims were Joey Johnson, Monty Landers, Mary Tyler, and Opie Ann Hughes.

The case remained unsolved for many years until DNA testing in 2001 linked the crimes to cousins Darnell Hartsfield and Romeo Pinkerton. Both men were serving prison terms for other offenses when authorities charged them in 2005. Romeo Pinkerton pleaded guilty in 2007 to five counts of murder and received five concurrent life sentences; Darnell Hartsfield was tried and convicted in 2008 and sentenced to five consecutive life terms.

Reports indicate DNA also showed Opie Hughes had been sexually assaulted before being shot, and investigators have continued to consider the possibility of a third perpetrator. Does anyone have memories or information about the Kilgore area in 1983 that could shed light on this case?