Alabama man arrested 24 years after GA woman found stabbed to death, tied up in her home
ByWSBTV.com News Staff
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Julie Ann McDonald 6/11/2000 SOLVED (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
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Gabriel Douglas 12/5/2015 (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Ricko Bledson 8/6/2016 (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Kiree Hersey 11/5/2016 (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Tyler Hall 8/30/2020 (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Troy Bennett -- 8/3/2020 (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Kadarius KD Baily -- 8.24.2014 (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Sheetya Elaine Herrin -- 3/3/1/2019 (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Cheryl Newsome 8/3/2020 (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: Marquis Deshaun Lawson Marquis Deshaun Lawson's body was found off Wheeler Road in Gray, Georgia in 2013. Investigators believe he was hit by a truck. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: Sandra Latrail Robinson Sandra Latrail Robinson, 32, was discovered stabbed to death inside the Prepaid Superstore in Coffee County in 2010. The GBI believes she was killed while the store was open. She was the mother of four. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: Christopher Yarbrough Christopher Yarbrough, 19, was shot to death in a club parking lot in Appling County in 2009. Two other people were injured but survived. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: Dawn Angela "Angel" McCarty Dawn Angela "Angel" McCarty vanished from her home in 2009. Her remains were found in Brantley County in 2013. Her death was ruled a homicide. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: Doris Worrell Doris Worrell, 39, was found shot to death at Jon's Sport Park in Douglas in 2006. Her husband, the park's manager, told investigators that she stayed at the business after he left to run errands. She was dead when he got back. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: Arlene Ivey Arlene Ivey, 78, was killed in Thomaston in 2005. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: Odilon Cabrera-Depaz Odilon Cabrera-Depaz was shot to death in Athens in 2007. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: William (Bill) Francis Greenwood William (Bill) Francis Greenwood, 48, was shot outside his home in Long County in 2008. Investigators believe he owed a debt, which may have led to his death. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: Anita Redmon Anita Redmon was shot to death as she worked as a gate attendant at Stone Mountain Park in 2005. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
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Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: Scott Arturo Castillo Scott Arturo Castillo was found murdered outside his residence in Lincoln County in 2004. He'd been shot multiple times. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: Kelvin McDuffie Kelvin McDuffie's body was found in Athens-Clarke County in 2003. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: Tamekia Jamell Taylor Tamekia Jamell Taylor was found stabbed to death at her home in Lithonia in 2002. She worked as a mortgage banker at Chase Bank. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: Christine Allen Christine Reynolds, 48, was discovered dead in a lake in Morrow in 2002. Detectives were able to identify her four years later as Reynolds. Allen was a file clerk for an Atlanta law firm who was reported missing to Decatur Police by her roommate on April 19, 2002. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
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Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: Laneshia Crowder The body of Laneshia Crowder, 21, was found in her Carrollton home in 2000. Her young son was found suffering from head trauma but survived. Her daughter was not harmed. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: Patricia A. Hanlon The body of Patricia A. Hanlon, 53, was discovered in her apartment's bedroom in 2000. Investigators said she had been brutally murdered and that she had been dead for awhile before she was found. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: John McKinnon John McKinnon, 67, left his home in his taxi cab to pick up a passenger in 1998. His body was found in a ditch in Coffee County. He had been robbed. Investigators determined he had been shot. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
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Georgia's Unsolved Homicides: (Georgia Bureau of Investigation)
A copy of a photo of 11-year-old Levi Frady in 1997. He was killed soon after this school photo was taken.
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ByWSBTV.com News Staff
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Walker County Sheriff’s Office has announced an arrest in the 24-year-old cold-case murder of a pharmacist.
Julie Ann McDonald was found stabbed to death in her home in Walker County on June 11, 2000. She had been restrained and a checkbook was stolen from her home.
Investigators said they believe McDonald and George knew each other before she was killed.
George is in jail in Alabama and will be extradited back to Georgia.
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SOLVED: Mary Anga Cowan Othram DNA lab in Texas has helped solve dozens of cold cases in recent years. Here are the cases they've helped solve in Georgia.
In 1985, a woman was found unconscious on the side of the highway in Albany. She died at the hospital. In 2012, her remains were exhumed and a bone fragment was taken. In March 2022, Othram used DNA to identify her as Mary Anga Cowan, from Florida. (Othram Labs/DNA Solves)
SOLVED: In 1982, human remains were found in Stone Mountain. Investigators believed they had been there for up to 10 years. In 2021, the remains were sent to Othram, which was able to match them to her daughter. The victim was identified as Marlene Standridge. (Othram Labs/DNA Solves)
SOLVED: Clara Reynolds In Feb. 1990, the skeletal remains of a woman were found in Heflin, Alabama. Investigators determined her cause of death was homicide. In 2023, she was identified by Othram as Clara Reynolds, of Georgia. Police have identified a suspect in her death but the investigation remains active. (Othram Labs/DNA Solves)
SOLVED: Lola Bell Thomas In 2022, firefighters responded to a fire in northwest Atlanta. Two people, a man and a woman, were found dead inside. The M.E. was able to identify the man, but not the woman. She was identified by Othram through DNA as the 85-year-old homeowner, Lola Bell Thomas (Othram Labs/DNA Solves)
SOLVED: Harold Hammons The remains of a man were found severely decomposed in a vacant house in Atlanta in Jan. 2023. The man was identified by Othram through DNA as Harold Hammons. His manner of death was ruled as natural. (Othram Labs/DNA Solves)
SOLVED: Rebecca "Becky" Burke In 1993, the skeletal remains of a woman were found covered in pine straw in DeKalb County. Investigators determined she may have been a victim of sexual assault and homicide. In 2022, the DeKalb M.E.'s office paired with Othram to identify her as Rebecca "Becky" Burke, from Cobb County. (Othram Labs/DNA Solves)
SOLVED: Chong Un Kim The remains of a woman were found in a trash dumpster in 1988. She was wrapped with plastic and duct tape and found inside a large suitcase in Jenkins County. In 2023, Othram helped to s identify the victim as 26-year-old Chong Un Kim , of Liberty County. (Othram Labs/DNA Solves)
SOLVED: Jonathan Foundling In 1996, the body of a newborn were found in a trashcan in a women's restroom in a UGA dorm. The M.E. determined the baby had been stabbed. In 2021, Othram used DNA testing to identify the mother as Kathryn Ann Grant, who took her own life in 2004. (Othram Labs/DNA Solves)
SOLVED: Zachary Wells In Jan. 2022, the remains of a victim were found inside a burned home in Atlanta. The house did not have running water or electricity and was known to house transients. Othram was able to identify the victim as 59-year-old Zachary Wells. (Othram Labs/DNA Solves)
SOLVED: Baby India In 2019, an infant with her umbilical cord still attached was found abandoned in the woods in Cumming. She survived and was named "Baby India" by her rescuers. In 2023, Othram used DNA evidence to identify the baby's mother as Karima Jiwani. She was arrested and charged with attempted murder, cruelty to children, aggravated assault and reckless abandonment. (Othram Labs/DNA Solves)
SOLVED: Stacy Lyn Chahorski Othram Labs was able to help identify the remains of a homicide victim found in Georgia 1988. In 2022, she was identified through DNA as Stacy Lyn Chahorski. Investigators also found DNA evidence of the man suspected to be responsible for her death. He died in a car accident in 1999. (Othram Labs/DNA Solves)
SOLVED: Jeremiah Garretson In 2019, a human body was found in a pond in Lenox, Georgia. In 2022, the GBI sent DNA evidence to Othram, which was able to help identify the man as Jeremiah Garretson. (Othram Labs/DNA Solves)
SOLVED: Yvonne Pless The remains of a woman were found 46 years ago in Macon. In 2022, the remains were sent to Othram labs, which was able to extract DNA. The victim was identified as 19-year-old Yvonne Pless. Investigators determined that Pless was prolific serial killer Samuel Little's first victim in 1977. (Othram Labs/DNA Solves)
