Victims
Richard Russell Jackson
Fred Wyatt
Betty Jo Ephlin
Liddie Matthews Evans
Joe Cleveland
Patton indicted in 1973 killing-for-hire
Murder suspect’s wife: ‘He killed Liddie and Joe’
DNA ties man to four 1977 execution-style slayings
Patton Pleads Guilty in 1977 Murder Case
Man gets two life terms for 1977 killings
Man gets life for murder of woman found in Flint River 25 years ago
Patton’s wife pleads in Flint River case
Movies/Documentaries
Swamp Murders: Chain Reaction
Defendants
Carl Millard Patton Jr. – pled guilty, sentenced to 4 consecutive terms of life in prison
Norma Patton – pled guilty to concealing a death, sentenced to probation, testified against Carl
Marie Jackson Wyatt – died of natural causes
INMATE INFORMATION
PATTON, CARL M
GDC ID: 0000416504
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
YOB: 1949
RACE: WHITE
GENDER: MALE
HEIGHT: 5’09”
WEIGHT: 240
EYE COLOR: BROWN
HAIR COLOR: BROWN
SCARS, MARKS, TATTOOS
INCARCERATION DETAILS
MAJOR OFFENSE: MURDER
MOST RECENT INSTITUTION: MACON STATE PRISON
MAX POSSIBLE RELEASE DATE: LIFE Important Release Information
For parole information please go to Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles website.
ACTUAL RELEASE DATE: CURRENTLY SERVING
CURRENT STATUS: ACTIVE
KNOWN ALIASES
A.K.A. PATTON,CARL
A.K.A. PATTON,CARL JR
A.K.A. PATTON,CARL M
A.K.A. PATTON,CARL MILLARD
A.K.A. PATTON,CARL MILLER
A.K.A. PATTON,MILLARD C
A.K.A. PATTON,MILLARD CARL
STATE OF GEORGIA – CURRENT SENTENCES
CASE NO: 519172
OFFENSE: MURDER
CONVICTION COUNTY: CLAYTON COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 12/20/1977
SENTENCE LENGTH: NOT AVAILABLE
CASE NO: 519172
OFFENSE: MURDER
CONVICTION COUNTY: DEKALB COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 12/17/1977
SENTENCE LENGTH: NOT AVAILABLE
CASE NO: 519172
OFFENSE: MURDER
CONVICTION COUNTY: DEKALB COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 12/17/1977
SENTENCE LENGTH: NOT AVAILABLE
CASE NO: 519172
OFFENSE: MURDER
CONVICTION COUNTY: CLAYTON COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 11/12/1977
SENTENCE LENGTH: NOT AVAILABLE
CASE NO: 519172
OFFENSE: MURDER
CONVICTION COUNTY: HENRY COUNTY
CRIME COMMIT DATE: 03/09/1973
SENTENCE LENGTH: NOT AVAILABLE
STATE OF GEORGIA – PRIOR SENTENCES
STATE OF GEORGIA – INCARCERATION HISTORY
INCARCERATION BEGIN INCARCERATION END
03/14/2003 ACTIVE
11/15/1983 05/02/1984
Filed under: crime, death penalty, murder, murder in the 20th Century, Serial Killer | Tagged: 1977, Carl Patton Jr., Georgia, homicide, Serial Killer, sex crime, shooting |
Bonnie's Blog of Crime 
This is another botched case by the justice system. The prosecution blew this case from the beginning, and just look at what happened because of it. Mr. Patton got an extra 25 years of freedom and half a $30,000 life insurance policy, while Mrs.Wyatt, who hired him to kill her husband got to die of natural causes and got the other half of the $30,000 life insurance policy. Then, Mr. Patton went out and killed 4 more people because the prosecution let him get away with murder..
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WELL, AS IT TURNED OUT MY MOTHER MARIE WAS NOT INVOLVED AND DID NOT NOR ME OR MY SISTER EVER GE
T ANY INSURANCE MONEY
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I would like to know more of this. I am the daughter of a family member. Ken to Marie Jackson. I’m her grand daughter.
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There are more murders he committed. In other states. One i know of in the 80’s
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