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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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As news of Jennifer Stone’s strangulation slaying traveled across state news wires last April, signs that Athenians were feeling its impact spread across town: • A wave of fear went through on-campus dorms, where a rumor circulated that a second body had been found in a trash can, said Connie Sampson, assistant University of Georgia…
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When three friends peered into Jennifer Stone’s off-campus house and found her lying dead a year ago today, the discovery set off the most massive law enforcement effort in recent years here. “There’s been a couple of 3 or 4 weeks with no information, but we still have work,” said Sgt. W.J. Smith, a [age…
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People move through the doors of the Greyhound bus station or emerge from incoming buses into the quiet Broad Street building, asking about schedules and routes. Sometimes, those who remember ask about Jennifer Stone. “A lot of times they’ll ask, ‘Did they ever catch who killed the girl who lived behind the bus station?’,” said…
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In 1986, the first use of DNA analysis in a criminal case was against a mentally unstable 17-year-old Englishman, accused of raping and killing a 15-year-old, then leaving her body to decompose in a field. When results came back, he was freed. “DNA is a great tool but it’s not going to solve all the…