A Pennsylvania murder case went cold for years until police started asking questions about their own
The revelation that fellow authorities allegedly “protected" an alleged murderer left detectives baffled — and Joy Hibbs’ family furious.
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The revelation that fellow authorities allegedly “protected" an alleged murderer left detectives baffled — and Joy Hibbs’ family furious.
Dateline "Justice for Joy" sheds light on the 1991 murder of Joy Hibbs and the arrest of Robert Atkins more than 30 years later.
Robert Atkins was sentenced to life in prison in Bucks County Court after being convicted a day earlier of first-degree murder and two counts of arson in the April 1991 death of 35-year-old Joy Hibbs.
“This family has waited 33 years. Justice has been delayed but it must not be denied, Bucks County District Attorney Jen Shorn said during closing arguments in the bench trial of Robert Atkins.
On Feb. 1, 2024, Robert Atkins was found guilty of murdering Joy Hibbs in 1991 in Bucks County.