Human remains found in Effingham County, GBI called to investigate
The Georgia Bureau of Investigations was called Friday afternoon after human remains were found in Effingham County.
According to Effingham County Sheriff s Office spokeswoman Gena Sullivan, deputies were called to Highway 30 in Springfield around 3 p.m on Friday.
A hunter called ESCO and said he found what he believed to be a shallow grave with human remains.
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SPRINGFIELD Today just before 3 p.m., the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a local hunter who believed he discovered a shallow grave with human remains just off Hwy 30.
Once deputies were on scene, they confirmed it was in fact human remains.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigations Crime Lab was contacted to assist with identification.
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Terry Talley was convicted in 1981 for a series of sexual assaults. He was released last month. Author: Michael King (11ALIVE) Updated: 5:40 PM EST March 4, 2021
LAGRANGE, Ga. The Georgia Innocence Project, together with Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney Herb Cranford Jr., has been able to secure the exoneration of a 63-year-old man for four separate wrongful convictions for a series of violent sexual assaults in LaGrange, Ga., in 1981.
Terry Talley walked out of Dooly State Prison on Feb. 23, 2021, marking the end of more than a decade of work by the Georgia Innocence Project on his behalf. For the past several years, their efforts included collaborations with the LaGrange Police Department.
63-year-old man exonerated for 4 wrongful convictions in 1981, released from prison Michael King
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The Georgia Innocence Project, together with Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney Herb Cranford Jr., has been able to secure the exoneration of a 63-year-old man for four separate wrongful convictions for a series of violent sexual assaults in LaGrange, Ga., in 1981.
Terry Talley walked out of Dooly State Prison on Feb. 23, 2021, marking the end of more than a decade of work by the Georgia Innocence Project on his behalf. For the past several years, their efforts included collaborations with the LaGrange Police Department.
“Today is such a blessing. Words can’t describe how it feels to finally be free after all these years,” Talley said on the day he was freed, according to a statement. “I’m so thankful for my family, who kept me going all this time, and for the Georgia Innocence Project, who never gave up.”