True Crime Archives9 Aug 2021

Who Killed Harold & Thelma Swain in 1985?

Listen this week as Steve and Hannah walk you through the 1985 double murder of Harold and Thelma Swain, as they attended bible study. Over the course of three decades, authorities convict a suspect, overturn his conviction, and chase the real killer thanks to advances in DNA.

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GEORGIA INNOCENCE PROJECT - DENNIS A. PERRY IS EXONERATED | Davis Vanguard

Dennis Perry Exonerated After 20 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment – Georgia Innocence Project

Murder charges finally dropped against Dennis Perry | firstcoastnews.com

Dennis Perry Exonerated In Murders Of Harold And Thema Swain | Crime News (oxygen.com)

After Two Decades and a DNA Test, Charges Are Dropped in Georgia Killings - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

DNA Exonerates Georgia Man Who Had Waived His Appeals to Avoid Wrongful Execution | Death Penalty Information Center

Harold and Thelma Swain | Unsolved Mysteries Wiki | Fandom

Georgia church murders - 1985 deaths of Harold and Thelma Swain (ajc.com)

New Evidence Points to Old Motive in 1985 Church Murders...... | News & Reporting | Christianity Today

Harold and Thelma Swain Murder Investigation | Georgia Bureau of Investigation

Georgia Today: Shedding New Light On 1985 Double Murder Case | Georgia Public Broadcasting (gpb.org)

Update: A Couple Murdered, But Is the Convicted Man Innocent? - Unsolved Mysteries

Whereabouts unknown man suspected of killing Georgia couple in 85 | firstcoastnews.com

GBI exhumes body of man killed at Camden County church in 1985 (news4jax.com)

Georgia reopens case of couple murdered in church due to DNA evidence (thegrio.com)

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Abuse and Murder – Episode II

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