Walton County, Georgia
The Place: Moore’s Ford Bridge across the Apalachee River that divides Walton and Oconee Counties in North Georgia— approximately an hour’s drive from Atlanta.
The Time: July 25, 1946, nearing sunset.
The Victims: All black Americans
Roger Malcolm age 24
Dorothy Malcolm age 20 (common-law wife
of Roger Malcolm and sister of George Dorsey) George Dorsey age 28
Mae Murray Dorsey age 23 (common-law wife
of George Dorsey)
The four occupants of the car never reached their destination on that fateful afternoon.
It was rumored that George Dorsey, after he came home from the Service in World War II, became more bold in his social attitude... Was this a possible motive, the reason why the mob had included him the massacre? But why should the wives of Roger and George become victims? They may have recognized one or more members of the mob.
Georgia Bureau of Investigations. (2000, December). Investigative Case Summary (No. 44-HQ-1421).