Valhermoso Springs is an
unincorporated community
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in
Morgan County, Alabama
Morgan County is a county in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 123,421. The county seat is Decatur. On June 14, 1821, it was renamed in honor of American Revolutionary War General ...
, United States. Valhermoso Springs is located on
Alabama State Route 36
State Route 36 (SR 36) is a east–west state highway in the northern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. The western terminus of the highway is at its intersection with SR 33 at Wren, an unincorporated community in Lawrence ...
, east-northeast of
Somerville. Valhermoso Springs has a
post office
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with
ZIP code 35775.
2020 shooting
On June 4, 2020, police received
9-1-1
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calls about shots being fired at Talucah Road. Upon responding, they found a house on fire. When the flames were extinguished, the bodies of three females, four males, and a dog were discovered; all of them had suffered gunshot wounds. Police announced the incident was a targeted attack, and by the next day, all seven victims were identified. On June 22, two accused suspects, John Michael Legg, 19, and Frederic Allen Rogers, 22, were arrested in a silver
Dodge Charger
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The first Charger was a show car in 1964. A 1965 Charger II concept car resembled the 1966 production version.
In the United Sta ...
in
Stayton, Oregon
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, southeast of
Salem, during a traffic stop, and both face capital murder charges. Legg and Rogers were allegedly motivated by an internal dispute in a club in which they and three of the victims were members. In September 2024, Rogers was sentenced to life in prison. In December 2024, Legg was sentenced to
life imprisonment
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without
parole
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. Rogers is currently housed at the
St. Clair Correctional Facility.
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Notable people
* Henderson Ryan, early 20th century architect in Seattle
* Al Williams, former Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Athletics
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References
Unincorporated communities in Morgan County, Alabama
Unincorporated communities in Alabama
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