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 Willie Kirk Fredd

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Willie Kirk Fredd

Birth
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Death
27 Jan 1981 (aged 54)
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Plot
Patria
Memorial ID
111890644 View Source

Grocery store owner Willie Fredd, 54, and stockboy Albert Pearson, 20, were murdered in the store by a spree killer on Jan. 27, 1981.

The killer committed four murders in Illinois and two in Beloit, Wisconsin, and was executed in Illinois in 1996. In 1971, Mr. Fredd had testified against him in an armed-robbery case.

Grocery store owner Willie Fredd, 54, and stockboy Albert Pearson, 20, were murdered in the store by a spree killer on Jan. 27, 1981.

The killer committed four murders in Illinois and two in Beloit, Wisconsin, and was executed in Illinois in 1996. In 1971, Mr. Fredd had testified against him in an armed-robbery case.

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