Gregory Patrick Gilligan, age 4

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Lost to gun violence on January 14, 1980 in Evansville, Indiana.

Photo sources:

• Feb 21: Courier & Press: Former detective remembers run-ins with notorious Evansville killer Donald Wallace | Webb

News sources:

• https://www.14news.com: Donald Ray Wallace: Indiana's Dead Man Walking
• Feb 21: Courier & Press: Investigation Discovery to explore 1980 mass murder of Evansville's Gilligan family
• Jan 16, 1980, page 1 - Evansville Courier and Press at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com
• Jan 15, 1980, page 4 - The Herald at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com
• Gun Violence Archive

Also killed were:

• Lisa Gilligan, age 5
• Patrick Gilligan, age 30
• Theresa Gilligan, age 30

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