Man sentenced for brutal 1984 rape he committed as a teen
Joel Williams Jr., 57, was connected to the crime when DNA evidence from the victim's backlogged rape kit was finally submitted for testing in May 2018.
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Joel Williams Jr., 57, was connected to the crime when DNA evidence from the victim's backlogged rape kit was finally submitted for testing in May 2018.
When Prosecutor Bernie Carter first was appointed to the office in December 1993, he was not necessarily looking for a new job. Now, 30 years later, it is a position he cannot imagine leaving unless voters decide it is his time. “I don’t look at myself as a politician. I do look at myself as intrinsically involved in the criminal justice system. I will continue to be prosecutor as long as ...
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