George Elder Dungee was born on March 5, 1938, in Baltimore, Maryland. Raised by his hardworking single mother after his father's early death, Dungee faced a challenging childhood. He struggled in school, frequently skipped classes, and faced economic hardship. By his mid-20s, he was working as a dishwasher, had a daughter with a waitress girlfriend, and began ignoring child support, accumulating $1,600 in unpaid obligations. As a result, he was sentenced to roughly 18 months and sent to the Poplar Hill Prison Camp—a minimum-security facility.

On May 5, 1973, George Dungee, Carl Isaacs, and Wayne Coleman escaped from the prison farm. They traveled with Billy Isaacs, and on May 10 kidnapped and executed 19-year-old Richard Miller in Pennsylvania to steal his car.

On May 14, 1973, in Donalsonville, Georgia, they entered the Alday family’s mobile home under the pretense of theft. When six family members returned, they were held inside and sequentially shot—Jerry, Ned, Jimmy, Chester, Aubrey, and Mary Alday. After raping Mary Alday on the kitchen floor, Dungee moved her to the woods, murdered her by gunshot, and likely participated in the sexual assault alongside Carl or Wayne.

The four fled but were captured in West Virginia on May 19, 1973, after abandoning stolen vehicles and weapons. Dungee’s trial took place in January 1974, where he was convicted on six murder counts and sentenced to death. The court noted his failure to disagree with orders from Isaacs and Coleman: he “never said much” and “did it” when commanded.

In December 1985, the appellate court dismissed the death sentences due to excessive community prejudice. In mid‑July 1988, during his retrial in Columbus, Georgia, Dungee pleaded guilty under emerging protections for defendants with intellectual disabilities. He received six life sentences with no chance for parole.

George Dungee remained incarcerated for the rest of his life. He died behind bars on April 4, 2006, at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, succumbing to acute congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Unclaimed by family, he was buried in the prison cemetery with official funeral rites.