Fred Coffey, Jr, Child Murderer Eligible For Parole

Enduring the unendurable
It took prayer and sheer will for Ann Stack to keep going after the slaying of her 10-year-old daughter, Amanda Ray


Posted: Sunday, Jul. 19, 2009

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Fred Howard Coffey, Jr. is currently serving a life term in NC for the 1979 murder of a 10 year NC girl. He may have been involved in the Lyon Sisters abduction, and possibly in the 24 July 1975 abduction/murder of 15 year-old Kathy Lynn Beatty, also of Montgomery County, Maryland.

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Coffey had intended to re-enlist for a fourth term of service, but had civilian criminal charges pending in Virginia Beach, VA for the abduction and rape of a 13 year-old girl, who was the daughter of another Navy man. Coffey was denied re-enlistment by the Navy, and he was subsequently convicted of charges stemming from his rape of the girl.

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Based on what is known about the Amanda Ray and Neely Smith cases, Coffey was living in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC area between 1979-1981.

He was back in his hometown of Bristol, Virginia by 1986, where he is suspected in the homicide of an 8 year old boy, Travis Shane King.

He is considered a suspect in several other murders/abductions, including the murder of a 12 year-old girl in Charlotte, NC. He reportedly confessed to a psychologist as having molested approximately 100 children, and that information was admitted into evidence at his trial. He was fond of using gimmicks such as a fishing pole, metal detector, and possibly disguises to lure children.
By late 1986, he had been brought back to North Carolina, where he pleaded guilty to 9 counts of indecent liberties with a 12 and 13 year old brother and sister, and another girl (he was sentenced to 50 years in prison). These crimes were committed sometime prior to 1986.

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JeannieC said:

This is an old article. Amanda was brutally murdered by Fred Coffey, Jr. She was only 10 years old.

Fred Coffey is again eligible for parole. July

Please read Amanda's story and the story of her mother's pain and endurance after loosing her second little girl. Amanda's sister Kirsten died a crib death at 10 weeks old.

Please take a few minutes and write the parole board. Fred Coffey, Jr should never be free to hurt or kill another child. Thank you!http://www.chs55.net/ann_stack.htm
http://triad.news14.com/content/headlines/584938/child-murderer-eligible-for-parole/

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