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22 years later, Georgia man awaiting retrial for murder charge walks out of prison after bond granted
Outlet: 11Alive
Author: Reeves Jackson
Published: 1/4/2023
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Judge grants Watkins $75,000 bond after conviction overturned
Outlet: Rome News-Tribune
Author: John Bailey
Published: 1/3/2023
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Bond hearing for Watkins scheduled after high court overturns conviction
Outlet: Rome News-Tribune
Author: John Bailey
Published: 12/31/2022
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He’s spent more than 20 years behind bars after his murder conviction. Georgia Supreme Court votes in favor of his retrial
Outlet: 11Alive
Author: Jessica Moore
Published: 12/20/2022
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Georgia Supreme Court Affirms Judges Ruling to Overturn Watkins Murder Conviction
Outlet: Rome News-Tribune
Author: David Crowder
Published: 12/20/2022
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High court hears AG appeal from Watkins case
Outlet: Rome News-Tribune
Author: John Bailey
Published: 10/4/2022
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#291 Jason Flom with Clarence Harrison
Outlet: Wrongful Conviction
Author: Jason Flom
Published: 9/15/2022
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Georgia AG to appeal retrial order in Floyd County murder case
Outlet: Rome News-Tribune
Author: John Bailey
Published: 5/4/2022
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Murder conviction overturned for man imprisoned for 21 years
Outlet: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Author: Bill Rankin
Published: 4/21/2022
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Joey Watkins’ Habeas Petition Was Granted, Allows For Motion of a New Trial
Outlet: Coosa Valley News
Author: Staff
Published: 4/12/2022
Read: Here
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Murderville, GA
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The State v. Dennis Perry
Thirty-three years ago, in Camden County, Georgia, a man attending a bible study at his church was gunned down in the entranceway. When his wife of 43 years tried to come to his aid, she was killed too. It was a horrific murder in a part of the country where there were hardly any murders at all, and certainly not any murders like this. Solving the case became local law enforcement’s highest priority. Listen now.

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Murder Below the Gnat Line
In the early morning darkness in little Adel, night manager Donna Brown locked up the Taco Bell and carried the evening’s receipts — $1,732 — out to her car. But she never made it. A person with a.44-caliber pistol shot her through the right eye, stole the money bag and took Brown’s black Monte Carlo. The killer dumped the car not far away at an old Pizza Hut. Listen now.

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The State v. Joey Watkins
Nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, at the place where the Coosa and Oostanaula rivers meet to form the Etowah River, and built on seven hills, is the city of Rome, Georgia. It’s a large little town, and serves as the seat of Floyd County. And while named after the Italian capital, Rome is very much an all-American southern town. It’s the kind of place where social circles and communities are tight-knit, and most people know each other. Listen now.