Arrest Made in 2007 Gilmer County Murder

ELLIJAY, GA – As result of information received recently by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Regional Office in Cleveland, Georgia about the possibility of a murder having taken place in Gilmer County in 2007,  agents in a matter of two weeks have recovered the victim’s remains

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Arrest Made in Death of Two-Year-Old

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office have arrested Casey Allen Spradlin, 25, for the death of two-year-old, Brayden Robinson. Spradlin was charged with Felony Murder, Malice Murder, Cruelty to Children 1st degree and Aggravated Battery.

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Statement by Dr. Kris Sperry, Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Georgia, on the Death of Lynn Turner

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation State Medical Examiner's Office has determined that Lynn Turner died as the result of the toxic effects of the prescription medication propranolol, a blood pressure medication that Ms. Turner had been prescribed.  Ms.

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Investigation into Death of Amtrak Passenger Continues

JESUP, GA - The  Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Amtrak Police, Sanford, Florida Police and other law enforcement agencies are continuing to investigate the death of 63-year-old Barbara Arteta whose body was found September 9 near CSX railroad tracks between mi

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Second Person Arrested in Child Porn Investigation in Thomaston

THOMASTON, GA –On Friday, September 3, agents with the GBI’s  High Technology Investigations Unit (HTIU) obtained arrest warrants charging Jason E.

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GBI's DNA Database Reaches Another Milestone - Over 2000 Confirmed Hits

DECATUR -   The DNA Database at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) crime lab or CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) has reached over 2000 hits to unsolved cases. The total number of hits is now 2003.

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Operation Clean House

Statement by GBI Director Vernon Keenan at today's new conference on Operation Clean House:

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GBI Response to Audit of Sex Offender Registry

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Thomaston Woman Arrested on Child Porn and Drug Charges

THOMASTON, GA - Agents with the GBI's  High Technology Investigations Unit (HTIU), along with deputies from the Upson County Sheriff's Office, executed a search warrant yesterday at 535 Meadow Drive in Thomaston and discovered images of suspected child pornography on a computer belonging to Dawn

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Child Porn Arrest in Hart County

HARTWELL, GA –Agents with the GBI’s  High Technology Investigations Unit (HTIU), assisted by the Hart County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant yesterday at 654 Old 29 Highway in Hartwell and discovered hundreds of images of suspected child pornography on a laptop belonging to Chad Templ

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