Until their killers are brought to trial, investigative files related to the unsolved cases of University of Georgia students Jennifer Stone and Tara Baker will remain under lock and key, Athens-Clarke officials said. Meanwhile, authorities cite a new development in the 1992 murder of Stone, a 22-year-old advertising major strangled in her downtown apartment 11…

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The murder of a college student is rare. The unsolved murder of a college student is even rarer, according to an informal survey conducting by the Athens Banner-Herald. The January 2001 murder of 23-year-old Tara Baker, a University of Georgia law student found slain in her burning home, was the first time a UGA student…

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A lot of crooks have been locked up by Lt. W.J. Smith in his 26 years on the Athens and Athens-Clarke police forces. It’s a fair bet none will be sending their regards upon the occasion of his retirement this week. The old-school veteran detective takes with him a wealth of investigative experience and an…

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Jenny Stone had a life of promise ahead of her in the spring of 1992. The raven-haired, bright young University of Georgia senior had just won a coveted internship to a prestigious Atlanta advertising firm. She was soon to graduate with a major in advertising and minor in photography. Her friends saw beyond her frivolity…

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