Taylor Eugene Courtney was the son of Clarence E. Courtney (1924 - 2009) and Eldaretta N. Courtney (1922 - 2007). He didn't have siblings.
According to his obituary, he was found dead in his apartment in Phoenix Arizona, where he was going to school. Taylor Courtney: Obituary
But new technology and police practices finally seemed to have solved who murdered Taylor, if not identifying the motive. In 1996, 22 years after his murder (2 years longer than Taylor lived), someone was finally arrested in the homicide. Read more about the arrest of the suspected killer at 22-year-old murder solved
Two years later, more details about the evidence and the motive was released and a story about it appeared at Suspect in 1974 murder caught (Warning: the story is graphic and disturbing)
In May 2002, the convicted murderer appealed. See the disposition at STATE v. GIBSON
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Arizona became the 48th state to be admitted to the US on February 14, 1912. Before admission, it was known as the Arizona Territory. The capital is Phoenix and the largest population center is the Ph...
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