Were Acie And Carolyn Murdered By A Serial Killer Or Someone Close To Them?

💵Acie and Carolyn Worthy💵

💵Acie was 68 years old and a World War II veteran who served as head of the Bessemer VFW post and was known as a charitable man who often carried large sums of cash.
💵Carolyn was 55 years old and the director of the Lakeview Baptist Church choir in Alabama. She wore jewelry worth $50,000 at times and owned three expensive fur coats. Carolyn had a spirited personality, he said, and was the coordinator of many family functions. She had a son from a previous marriage named Billy Jack Logan. 

💵The couple was building a home in the Million Dollar Lakes area of Lake View, where they planned to spend the rest of their lives. 

💵In May 1988, Carolyn was returning from a Wednesday night church service when a masked man armed with a gun confronted her. She also had a handgun, and after a brief standoff, she escaped and filed an attempted robbery report with the Sheriff’s Office.

💵Later that same month, two girls riding a motorcycle in the area of the Worthy home saw a man watching the house. He was wearing camouflage and holding a scope. He left the area when he saw the girls and they called police.

💵Then in June 1989, an arson fire damaged the Worthy's home that was under construction. No arrests were ever made in that case. 

💵On October 19th, 1989, Acie and Carolyn drove their matching white Lincoln Town Cars from the Sunday night service at Lakeview Baptist to the house they were renting on Alabama Highway 216.  At 12:43 a.m that night, volunteer firefighters made their way to that very same house. When they arrived, the house was completely engulfed in flames and almost completely destroyed. When the fire was extinguished, the bodies of Acie and Carolyn were found inside, fully-clothed. X-rays showed that they had both been shot multiple times. Even though there was not much evidence left behind, investigators were able to piece together what they thought might have happened.

💵Investigators believed Carolyn and Acie were shot outside and then dragged inside the house. Since not much was taken, they don’t believe the killers were primarily after money or high-dollar items. A criminal profiler suggested that it  could be a serial-type murderer who enjoys the kill. It is also believed that couple's deaths were planned at least a year before.

💵The investigators for Carolyn and Acie's case were contacted by Florida investigators working cases in Graceville informing them that they had a local case that they thought might be related. 

💵Nine months before Acie's and Carolyn's murder, 72 year old Robert and  70 year old Kathryn McRae were shot execution-style in a similar home-invasion robbery. Two ski masks were found at their home in northwest Florida, suggesting that at least two people were responsible. A reward of more than $200,000 is still available for information leading to an arrest. 

💵When comparing the two cases, evidence linked both cases together.

💵“I feel like someone may still come forward,” said Billy Jack Logan. “ Whoever knows who did this can remain anonymous. We just want to know who did it so we can have some closure.”
💵Logan was a police officer and later a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputy who spent his last years before retirement helping family members of crime victims. It was a good way to end his career, he said, because he understood what many of them were experiencing.
💵Anyone with information can contact Baker at 205-752-0616 or Tuscaloosa County CrimeStoppers at 205-752-STOP (7867).