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Ed Tolley’s behind-the-scenes manipulation of the prosecution in Carol Purvis’ 1992 racketeering trial was also accompanied by efforts to derail the defense, according to information recently received by The Athens Observer. Deedra Brewer, then a new attorney, has said in a sworn affidavit that Tolley solicited her to lodge a complaint with the state bar…
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Athens-Clarke County officials have failed to turn up any evidence that they denied a request by local attorney Ed Tolley to produce documents from the Jennifer Stone investigation. Tolley’s 1992 request to then Police Chief Ronald Chandler was filed in connection with a divorce case brought by Naomi Fontaine Gaines against Michael E. Gaines. In…
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In the latest chapter regarding the Jennifer Stone murder files, police have issued a response to a request for document production which seeks to cast doubt on the very existence of material purportedly tying Michael Gaines to the investigation. As part of his preparation for a defamation suit brought by former Schools Superintendent Carol Purvis,…
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A Lawrenceville State Court Judge has granted motions for protective orders filed on behalf of Police Sgt. W.J. Smith and local attorney Ed Tolley. Smith is the chief investigator in the ongoing Jennifer Stone murder probe. Former School Superintendent Carol Purvis’ attorney, Scott McLarty, had sought testimony from Tolley and Smith in connection with a…
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Former school board president and local attorney Ed Tolley has filed court documents seeking to avoid giving a deposition under oath and producing certain documents in the defamation suit brought by former schools superintendent Carol Purvis. On Friday, March 15, Tolley filed a Motion for Protective Order with a Lawrenceville state court judge to quash…
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Documents filed with the State Court of Athens-Clarke County on March 23 have termed files relating to the Jennifer Stone murder investigation “state secrets” and seek protection from having to produce those documents at a deposition in a pending civil case. Stone’s 1992 murder is still unsolved, and the case remains open. The characterization of…
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University graduate Randy Brooks says he was fortunate to be the last person to see his best friend, student Jennifer Stone, before she was murdered two years ago. Stone, 22, was raped and strangled in her apartment on Hull Street on April 23, 1992. But police, friends and family said they never stop thinking about…
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Although the DNA of a man convicted of raping a college student in Charlotte, N.C., doesn’t match that of the man who killed University student Jennifer Stone, police said Tuesday they are still optimistic about the on-going investigation. There have been 45 DNA samples taken from possible suspects in the Stone investigation, including that of…
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Significant events in the Stone investigation April 23, 1992 Between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m., Jenny Stone is slain. A little after 3 a.m., police say two cameras belonging to Stone are sold on the streets. At 7:30 p.m., three friends discover her body after she failed to show up for a meeting. Police rule…
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As the roller-coaster investigation of Jennifer Stone’s death drags into its 52nd week, Athens police say they are still making progress despite that there hasn’t been a real break in the case since July. To date, nearly 100 people who were either in the neighborhood at the estimated time of Stone’s death or fit other…