Danny Hansford
Birth Name:
Daniel Lewis Hansford
Birth Date:
March 1, 1960
Birth Place:
Savannah, Georgia
Death Date:
May 2, 1981
Place of Death:
Savannah, Georgia
Age:
21
Cause of Death:
Homicide - gunshot wounds
Cemetery Name:
Greenwich Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Crime and their Victims
The shooting of Danny Hansford by wealthy preservationist Jim Williams at Williams' home in Savannah, Georgia was the subject of the best-selling 1994 true crime novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. Claiming self defense, Jim Williams was acquitted of Hansford's murder after not one, not two but four trails. In 1997 this well-written, award winning novel was made into a confusing, disjointed movie by Clint Eastwood.
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
Greenwich Cemetery
330 Bonaventure Rd
Savannah, Georgia, 31404
USA
North America
Map:
Grave Location:
Section 8Grave Location Description
Danny Hansford’s grave is located exactly in the middle for Section 8.
Grave Location GPS
32.050911, -81.041328Photos:
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Read More About Danny Hansford:
- Wikipedia Entry
- The Ghosts of the Mercer-Williams House
- Is It Still Midnight in Savannah?
- 25 Years After Midnight - The Book that Changed a City
- Former prosecutor’s book shows new side of Savannahian Jim Williams’ ‘Midnight’ murder trials
- ‘Garden of Good & Evil’ murder resonates in Athens three decades later
- 30 years after death of Jim Williams, his iconic Savannah home is being restored
- Midnight in the Garden City
- James Williams and the alleged murder of Danny Hansford
Videos Featuring Danny Hansford:
Lawyer Takes A Fresh Look At The Most Famous Murder Case In Savannah History
Author John Berendt interview on "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" (1994)
Savannah’s Haunted History - Beyond Good & Evil Tour
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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