KILGORE, Texas — The third suspect involved in the infamous 1983 Kentucky Fried Chicken murders in Kilgore has been identified as Devan Riggs.

On Sept. 23, 1983, Mary Tyler, 37, Opie Ann Hughes, 39, Joey Johnson, 20, David Maxwell, 20, and Monte Landers, 19, were all killed after they were driven from the KFC in Kilgore to a gas well lease location in Rusk County. Reports say they were shot execution-style in an oilfield.

Romeo Pinkerton and his cousin Darnell Hartsfield were convicted in connection with the murders in 2008 and and 2007, respectively. Hartsfield, 61, died on May 4, 2022, from a massive hemorrhagic stroke.

In the past, Hartsfield, despite his conviction and cousin's guilty plea, has said the "real killer" is still on the run. Past reports also have stated the search fo

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