Rhonda Cook
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Man charged with multiple rapes after lost DNA evidence
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in 2015 that more than 1,300 rape kits had been left in drawers at Grady Memorial Hospital → Read More
Georgia sees another rash of inmate suicides
Three Georgia inmates are believed to have killed themselves in the this week alone → Read More
Crime lab backlog swells as opioid epidemic grows
The state's crime labs have seen their backlogs surge as they grapple with police shootings and the opioid epidemic → Read More
Georgia fugitive confesses to gunning down prison guards
Ricky Dubose and Donnie Rowe killed two prison guards in June 2017 and then led police on a three-day manhunt → Read More
Two families — two sides to a parole request
Almost 23 years have passed since Patricia Dowell’s father was beaten to death, and she though... → Read More
No parole for Georgia woman who raped, tortured, murdered girl in 1982
Judith Neelley, the youngest woman ever sentenced to be executed in the United States, will remain in prison for the 1982 murder of a 13-year-old Georgia girl, a decision reached by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles 18 years after the then-governor commuted her death sentence to life in prison. → Read More
Expert calls prison isolation unit ‘draconian’
Conditions in the state prison system’s isolation unit are the “harshest and most dracon... → Read More
Feds charge GBI inspector with theft, fraud
Sandra Putnam is accused of charging tens of thousands of dollars in personal purchases on her state-issued credit card → Read More
Metro Syrians: U.S. should have targeted Assad
Some Atlanta area residents with ties to Syria: Removing leader more critical than chemical-related sites → Read More
Parole? No thanks. Man turns down freedom for a better chance on the outside
The chances he would fail as a free citizen were “10 out of 10,” so Byron Ferguson turned down an opportunity many of prison inmates would jump at: Parole. → Read More
Georgia lawmakers take aim at Atlanta’s cash bond ordinance
A House panel made changes to a Georgia immigration bill but a casualty would be Atlanta's new cash bond system → Read More
Hours before execution, Georgia serial killer sought new lawyer
With his execution imminent, Georgia’s “Stocking Strangler” asked the court for a... → Read More
‘Stocking Strangler’ Carlton Gary executed for 1970s’ rapes, murders
Georgia serial killer Carlton Gary was executed by lethal injection Thursday night, March 15, 2018, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his request for a stay. → Read More
‘Stocking Strangler’ Carlton Gary executed for 1970s’ rapes, murders
Georgia serial killer Carlton Gary was executed by lethal injection Thursday night, March 15, 2018, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his request for a stay. → Read More
Georgia serial killer set to die for strangling elderly women
An execution date has been set for one of Georgia’s most notorious serial killers. → Read More
Georgia's law allows mentally ill to buy guns after 5 years
After the shooting deaths of 17 high school students in Parkland, Florida, attention has once again shifted to the role mental illness plays in mass shootings and the role the government can play. → Read More
Indictment against deputies charged in taser death thrown out
The indictment against three former Washington County deputies charged in the death of a black man who asked a stranger for a glass of water has been thrown out. → Read More
ATLANTA PRISON NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY: Prisoners party with alcohol, loud music inside Atlanta prison camp (PHOTO)
Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Aaron Diamant is working on learning more about this developing story. WATCH Channel 2 Action News at 6 p.m. for a LIVE report. → Read More
Jury scam run from inside Georgia prison using cellphones
Inmates, using smuggled cellphones, would call Gwinnett County residents posing as a deputy collecting fines from those who supposedly missed jury duty and were facing arrest, officials said Friday. According to Channel 2 Action News, at least one inmate at Macon State Prison made more than 10,300 phone calls from one smuggled cellphone in just one month. Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office… → Read More
Hiker's murder still haunts those closest to the case, 10 years later
It was a case that resonated with just about everyone who followed it. → Read More