Convicted murderer charged in 1982 cold case murder of Fort Benning soldier
In 2020, the GBI created a cold case unit with retired GBI investigators to look into unsolved murders like Blackmore’s. April 10, 2022COLUMBUS, Ga. — A convicted murderer serving a life sentence is now the suspect in the 1982 death of Fort Benning soldier who...
Man arrested in 1988 cold case murder of 8-year-old Roswell boy
DNA evidence linked him to the death of Joshua Harmon. July 23, 2021ROSWELL, Ga. — Roswell police have arrested a Woodstock man in the 1988 murder of an 8-year-old boy.James Michael Coates, 56, was taken into custody on July 21 and booked on multiple charges including...
Twiggs County Major pleads guilty to stealing money from evidence room
GBI said he stole more than $1,500 that was taken from a suspect in a traffic stop and stored in the evidence room Enter Article DATE HERETWIGGS COUNTY, Ga. — A former Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office major received a six-month sentence Tuesday after he...
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The sheriff requested the GBI after internal audits and a search of the evidence room January 26, 2021TWIGGS COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a now-former employee of the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office, and charged him with theft...
