Alabama man charged in George County murder

Courtsey of Hattiesburg American/Originally published March 15, 2007
By Royce Armstrong
Jason Edward Boykin, 26, of Loxley, Ala., was arrested Wednesday afternoon and charged with the capital murder of David Lee Moore of Lucedale. Moore’s charred body was found lying partially on a bed in his mobile home on Mississippi 198 East near Lucedale on March 9, when firefighters responded to a 911 alarm call. Firefighters received the call at about 9:50 a.m. The fire heavily damaged the home where Moore had lived for about one year. A preliminary autopsy report, released Tuesday, indicated that Moore’s death was consistent with a homicide with the death most likely occurring 24 to 48 hours before the fire. Boykin, who apparently had been staying at the Moore residence for the past few weeks, became a suspect early in the investigation, according to George County Sheriff’s Investigator John Keel. Little is known about either Moore, who was 57, or Boykin. Neither had relatives in the area and neighbors said they had spoken to Moore only a few times. “He (Moore) lived almost like a recluse,” Sheriff Garry Welford said.