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Rural Georgia crimes blamed on lack of death penalty
AP reports a wave of rural Georgia killings linked to the abolition of capital punishment. Officials cite armed robbery motives, with victims executed by rifle after surrendering cash. Crime experts discuss societal and legal factors, including the Supreme Court and state executions.
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Atlanta, Ga
Bluffton
Harold C. Cooper
Milledgeville
Alvin Pitts
Minit Mart
Lexington
Jim Brewer
Lamar James
Jackson
Georgia
James A
Bud"’ Cody
Georgia Sheriff's Association
Supreme Court
Cody
James McGovern
State Crime Commission
Carl Isaacs
Ned Alday
Donalsonville
Isaacs
U.S. Supreme Court
Georgia Supreme Court
U.S. High Court
High Court
Bernard Dye
Thomson
FBI
McGovern
John Belcher
University of Georgia