CASE 374Georgia
2022
Mindi Kassotis
A woman found dead in Georgia woods was eventually identified as Mindi Kassotis. The identification conflicted with what friends had been told about her, leading to a wider investigation.
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Showing 1–11 of 11CASE 258Atlanta, Georgia
2012
Terry Porter
Atlanta entrepreneur Terry Porter was found shot outside his home in November 2012. With little evidence at the scene, investigators searched for security footage that could identify the people involved.
CASE 458Clemson, South Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia
2006
Ray & Fahmarr McElrathbey
While playing football and studying at Clemson, Ray McElrathbey took responsibility for his eleven-year-old brother Fahmarr in 2006 amid difficulties at home. Teammates and the wider community helped him manage school, football and caregiving. Safety dramatizes the brothers’ experience, with Clemson’s historical reporting offering a separate account.
CASE 360Cumming, Georgia
2004
Unsolved homicidePatrice Endres
Patrice Endres disappeared from her hair salon in April 2004. Her remains were identified after their discovery in Dawson County in 2005. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation lists her death as an unsolved homicide.
CASE 426Hoover, Alabama; Rutledge, Georgia
2002
Alan & Terra Bates
Alan Bates and his wife, Terra, were killed in February 2002 during a custody dispute involving Alan’s daughters. The killings took place at the Hoover home of his former wife, Jessica McCord, and her husband, Jeff; the victims’ remains were later found in Georgia. Jessica was convicted in 2003 and received life without parole. Jeff also received life sentences. Snapped examines the case, while reporting traces the investigation and its impact on the victims’ families.
CASE 408Ringgold, Georgia
1997–1999
Alvin & Virginia Ridley
Alvin Ridley was prosecuted after his wife Virginia died at home. A Georgia jury acquitted him in 1999. His defense lawyer later wrote about the evidence and the consequences of treating unfamiliar behavior as guilt.
CASE 226Atlanta, Georgia
1996
Richard Jewell & the Olympic bombing investigation
Security guard Richard Jewell spotted a suspicious backpack at Centennial Olympic Park and helped move people away before a bomb exploded. He then became the focus of an investigation and intense media suspicion, though he was never charged. The Suspect examines the evidence and the damage caused by the rush to judgment.
CASE 085Atlanta, Georgia
1979–1981
Atlanta child murders
The killings and disappearances of Black children and young adults shook Atlanta from 1979 to 1981. Wayne Williams was convicted of murdering two adults; authorities attributed other deaths to him without separate trials. Families, journalists, and filmmakers have continued to question aspects of the investigation.
CASE 197Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi
1961
The Freedom Riders
Photo credit
Federal Bureau of Investigation / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain. Cropped/resized.Interracial groups rode buses through the South to challenge segregation in interstate travel. Riders endured mob attacks, arrests and imprisonment while demanding enforcement of existing court rulings. The campaign helped force federal action against segregated interstate bus facilities.
CASE 324Macon, Georgia
1960
Mary Burge
Mary Burge was found strangled in bed in 1960. Investigators examined her marriage and a network of local relationships as an unusual murder prosecution unfolded in Macon.
CASE 284Dalton, Georgia
Year not confirmed
Dahyabhai Kalidas Chaudhari
Convenience-store clerk Dahyabhai Kalidas Chaudhari was stabbed at work in Dalton. Security footage gave investigators a way to identify the person responsible for the attack.
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