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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 Christopher Madison in the capital murder case of Amberly
Man Charged with Murder
By Staff Reports DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office: On June 30th, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a tip about a possible murder that happened approximately 2 months ago. When Deputies went to a residence on Road
Parole Denied for Neelley
By Staff Reports DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. — Convicted murderer Judith Ann Neelley was denied a chance at parole at her scheduled hearing on Wednesday morning. Neelley had previously been convicted for the rape and murder of Lisa Ann Millican in 1982.
Man accused of murder after body found in Centre
PHOTO: 51 year old Vester Lee Randolph of Centre was arrested on murder charges after a body was found in Centre on Tuesday afternoon. (Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office) By Marc Summers, WEIS RADIO CENTRE, Ala. — Centre Police Chief Kirk Blankenship has
PHOTO: 19-year-old Matthew Gonzalez of Cedartown, Georgia is suspected of shooting a man in the head in Cherokee County on Saturday night. (Paulding County Sheriff’s Office) By Staff Reports CENTRE, Ala. — According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver: A homicide occurred at
PHOTO: 24-year-old Tyler Ryan Blansit of Mentone being escorted from the DeKalb County Courthouse this morning. Blansit plead guilty to the 2015 murder of his mother. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. —
By Staff Reports GROVE OAK, Ala. — According to DeKalb County Sheriff Jimmy Harris, “On June 27th DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a farmer on County Road 820 in the Grove Oak community, about a vehicle that he found
Cherokee County Sheriff and District Attorney close 2013 Cold Case after suspect commits suicide
PHOTO: Recently, the District Attorney’s Office and the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office were able to close a “cold case” after the suspect committed suicide. (File Photo) By Staff Reports CENTRE, Ala. — According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, investigators with the
PHOTO: Law Enforcement discovered Alberto Pablo Felipe, 36 of Fort Payne, deceased after a domestic situation reported on County Road 232 turned violent last week. (Tyler Pruett | Southern Torch) By Tyler Pruett, Managing Editor tyler@southerntorch.com FORT PAYNE, Ala. — While
PHOTO: 2014 mugshot of Wooten, who was found guilty for murdering Bennie Wayne Clark (Fort Payne Police Department). By Staff Reports FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A Fort Payne man has been found guilty of murder today. David Paul Edward Wooten,
