A Military Murder

In 2003, four U.S. soldiers were charged with brutally murdering another member of the Army. A new book examines what happened, and why.

By Kari Lydersen

On December 13, Army Sgt. Lanny Davis, a retired Vietnam vet, died. But those who knew and loved him say a big part of Davis died six years earlier, when his only son Richard was murdered at Fort Benning, Ga.--just days after returning from Iraq, [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

  • Reader Comments

    This is a great article! In 2003 when this event happened I was only 13. I did not know about this. Now that I have read this article I have some new knowledge and something interesting to research. I must say that I believe the cut off phone calls are very significant. That is something I would like to hear more about.

    Posted by Akiva Oralee on Feb 5, 2010 at 1:56 PM

    There are many murder issues anywhere in the country. Like for instance the said issue about the Military officer being murdered. Another was the murder happened to Cantu. Guilty of murder, Melissa Huckaby pled guilty to the murder of 8-year-old Sandra Cantu yesterday.  This was unexpected and caught everyone off guard, but it is probably the best move Huckaby could have made.  Pleading guilty both saved her from the death penalty and dropped some of the other charges on her.  The 8-year-olds body was found in Huckaby’s suitcase in an irrigation pond 10 days after the little girl went missing.  Huckaby claimed the suitcase was stolen from her driveway the same day, but failed to file any reports about it.  Hopefully Sandra’s family can get some closure knowing what really did happen, although they may never move on from it.

    Posted by teresaP on May 15, 2010 at 12:44 AM

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    Posted by Samantha Biggs on Aug 10, 2010 at 4:40 AM