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Collection: Mysteries, True Crime, and more of Turner County

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Bryant Facing Life Sentence

This newspaper article reports on the conviction and sentencing of an Ashburn man for the murder of his wife following a March 30 shooting at a local finance company. A Superior Court jury found the defendant guilty of murder and recommended mercy,…

Tags: Ashburn, Betty Metcalf Bryant (1939-1965), Howell Bryant, The Wiregrass Farmer

Card of Thanks

Tags: Annis Metcalf (1904-1972), Ashburn, Betty Metcalf Bryant (1939-1965), Debra Ann Bryant, Ernest Metcalf (1906-1975), Jack Metcalf (1936-1986), The Wiregrass Farmer

Last Rites for Mrs. Bryant Held Yesterday

Tags: Annis Metcalf (1904-1972), Ashburn, Ashburn Finance Co., Betty Metcalf Bryant (1939-1965), Debra Ann Bryant, Ernest Metcalf (1906-1975), Howell Bryant, Jack Metcalf (1936-1986), Prospect Methodist Church, Sycamore High School, The Wiregrass Farmer, Turner County Welfare Department

Man Kills Wife, Turns Gun on Self in Tragedy

Tags: Annis Metcalf (1904-1972), Ashburn, Ashburn Finance Co., Betty Metcalf Bryant (1939-1965), E. College Avenue, Ernest Metcalf (1906-1975), Howell Bryant, Hugh Smith, John Harris Perry Sr. (1924-1982), The Wiregrass Farmer, Thomas Evans "T.E" Kennedy (1911-1986), Turner County Hospital, Turner County Sheriff's Department, West End Avenue

Dead Girl's Family Await Poison Case Development

Tags: Amboy, Ashburn, Mattie Marchman, Minnie Marchman, Tan Cleghorn

TV show spotlights Turner County deaths

Tags: Ashburn, Deborah Ann Wheeler Wideman (1953-2002), Larry Wheeler, Melissa Ann Wideman (1981-2002), Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (Rebecca), Rebecca, Rebecca City Council, Thomas Joe "Tommy Joe" Wideman (1950-2002), Turner County Courthouse

Reward Offered in Shooting, Fire

Tags: Delena Houston Shivers (1921-2005), Edna Jean M. Shivers, Elie Solomon "Sol" Griffin (1950-2007), Harold Shivers (1944-2009), Henry Royal, J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), Rebecca

Man is Jailed for Slashing

Tags: Ashburn, Clay Marchman, John Cornelius Butler (1897-1940), Rebecca, Turner County Jail

John Butler Found Slain

Tags: Alexander Stevens Story (1892-1973), Ashburn, Clay Marchman, Doublerun, James W. McCall Jr (1923-1995, John Cornelius Butler (1897-1940), Lewis W. "Judge" Perry (1893-1964), Rebecca, Rebecca Thompson Jones (1919-2013)

Crime Lab Says Shivers Was Struck

Officials say that they still have no clues or leads in what has been called “the most brutal crime in Turner county.”

Tags: Elie Solomon "Sol" Griffin (1950-2007), J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), Rebecca, The Wiregrass Farmer

Gov. Carter Offers $1,000 Reward for Clue in Murder

Tags: Edna Jean M. Shivers, Elie Solomon "Sol" Griffin (1950-2007), Harold Shivers (1944-2009), Henry Ray Royal, J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), James C. "J.C" Covington (1915-1987), Joe Kooche, Rebecca, The Wiregrass Farmer, Virginia Faye Shivers Wilson (1941-2023)

Rebecca Farmer Killed, Home Burned

Tags: Ashburn Fire Department, Delena Houston Shivers (1921-2005), Edna Jean M. Shivers, Elie Solomon "Sol" Griffin (1950-2007), Harold Shivers (1944-2009), Henry Ray Royal, J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), Rebecca, Roger Wilson, The Wiregrass Farmer, Virginia Faye Shivers Wilson (1941-2023)

Zeke Shivers Services Sunday

Tags: Delena Houston Shivers (1921-2005), J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), J.Z. Shivers Gro. & Mkt., James Douglas “Red” Shivers (1939-1992), Live Oak Cemetery, Perry Funeral Chapel, Rebecca, Rebecca Methodist Church, Shivers Oil Co., Tom Shivers, Turner County Sheriff's Department, Virginia Faye Shivers Wilson (1941-2023), William Harold Shivers (1944-2009)

Shooting Believed Murder

Tags: Delena Houston Shivers (1921-2005), J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), J.Z. Shivers Gro. & Mkt., Rebecca

Carter Offers Reward

Tags: Delena Houston Shivers (1921-2005), J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), J.Z. Shivers Gro. & Mkt., Rebecca

Businessman Found Dead in Rebecca

Murder of J. Zeekes Shivers, Rebecca business man.

Tags: Delena Houston Shivers (1921-2005), Harold Shivers (1944-2009), J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), J.Z. Shivers Gro. & Mkt., James Douglas “Red” Shivers (1939-1992), Perry Funeral Chapel, Rebecca, Rebecca-Waterloo Highway, Shivers Oil Co., Tom Shivers, Turner County Sheriff's Department, Virginia Faye Shivers Wilson (1941-2023)

Reward Posted in Slaying

Tags: Delena Houston Shivers (1921-2005), J. Zeekes Shivers (1916-1974), J.Z. Shivers Gro. & Mkt., Rebecca

Slay Fugitive, Daughter Hide in Georgia Swamp

Tags: Ashburn, Charles S. Hunt (1899-1974), Lillian Helen Wright Grice (~1942-1983), Roy Wright (1912-1992), William Franklin Huggins (1898-1951)

Turner Farmer is on Trial for Shotgun Killing

Tags: Ashburn, Charles S. Hunt (1899-1974), Hugh Wilson, Lillian Helen Wright Grice (~1942-1983), Roy Wright (1912-1992), William Franklin Huggins (1898-1951)

End of Five-Day Search

Tags: Ashburn, Charles S. Hunt (1899-1974), Lillian Helen Wright Grice (~1942-1983), Roy Wright (1912-1992), William Franklin Huggins (1898-1951)

Farm Hand is Convicted on Manslaughter Charge

Tags: Ashburn, Charles S. Hunt (1899-1974), Charles V. Perry (1912-1988), Felton McCants, George Pate, Hugh Wilson, Lillian Helen Wright Grice (~1942-1983), Roy Wright (1912-1992), William Franklin Huggins (1898-1951), Woodrow Goss

Posse Pushes Manhunt for 19-Bullet Slayer

Tags: Ashburn, Ashburn Police Department, Charles S. Hunt (1899-1974), Lillian Helen Wright Grice (~1942-1983), Roy Thompson, Roy Wright (1912-1992), William Franklin Huggins (1898-1951)

Peeping Tom Slayer Gets Twenty Years

Tags: Ashburn, Charles S. Hunt (1899-1974), Lillian Helen Wright Grice (~1942-1983), Roy Wright (1912-1992), William Franklin Huggins (1898-1951)

40 Hunt Slayer in 'Peeper' Case

Tags: Ashburn, Ashburn Police Department, Charles S. Hunt (1899-1974), John R. West, Lillian Helen Wright Grice (~1942-1983), Little River, Roy Thompson, Roy Wright (1912-1992), William Franklin Huggins (1898-1951)

Man Hunted in Death of 'Peeping Tom'

Tags: Ashburn, Charles S. Hunt (1899-1974), Lillian Helen Wright Grice (~1942-1983), Roy Wright (1912-1992), William Franklin Huggins (1898-1951)

Lawman Sight Swamp Quarry Friday but Killer Fugitive Slips Away

Tags: Ashburn, Charles S. Hunt (1899-1974), Lillian Helen Wright Grice (~1942-1983), Roy Wright (1912-1992), William Franklin Huggins (1898-1951)

Jury Convicts Slayer On Charges of Incest

Tags: Ashburn, Charles S. Hunt (1899-1974), Lillian Helen Wright Grice (~1942-1983), Roy Wright (1912-1992), William Franklin Huggins (1898-1951)

Invest Trail Gets Under Way

Tags: Ashburn, Charles S. Hunt (1899-1974), Lillian Helen Wright Grice (~1942-1983), Roy Wright (1912-1992), William Franklin Huggins (1898-1951)

Invest Charge Develops in Ashburn Slay Probe

Tags: Ashburn, Charles S. Hunt (1899-1974), Lillian Helen Wright Grice (~1942-1983), Roy Wright (1912-1992), William Franklin Huggins (1898-1951)

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