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 8

Grave Location Description

Danny Hansford’s grave is located exactly in the middle for Section 8.

Grave Location GPS

32.050911, -81.041328

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Read More About 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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