About Lee Roy Martin
Lived 1938 – 1972 (aged 33–34). Lee Roy Martin was a serial killer.
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. Her sister was able to give a description of the vehicle to authorities. Police found Buckson's nude body in a wooded area several days later.
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Who was Lee Roy Martin?
American serial killer
When was Lee Roy Martin born?
Lee Roy Martin was born in 1938 in Gaffney.
When did Lee Roy Martin die?
Lee Roy Martin died on 31 May 1972 in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Lee Roy Martin was a serial killer.
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