Marla Jones, Managing Editor marla@southerntorch.com DEKALB COUNTY, Ala.-- Today, March 24, 2022, Christopher Wayne Madison appeared in DeKalb County Circuit Court and accepted a plea agreement of life without the possibility…
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Prosecutors to seek death penalty in Barnett case
By Marla Jones, Managing Editor • marla@southerntorch.com (Submitted Photo) DeKALB COUNTY, Ala. — The DeKalb County District Attorney's Office began taking the necessary actions to pursue the death penalty for 33-year-old…
U.S. Attorney issues statement on mail bomber execution
PHOTO: Walter Leroy Moody Jr., age 83, was executed last night in Atmore, Alabama for the 1989 murder of11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Robert S. Vance. (Npr.org) By Staff Reports…