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Suspect in Cold Case Murder and Rape of Georgia Woman Arrested over 40 Years Later, GBI Says

DNA testing linked Freddie Lee Granger Jr. to the decades-old case, and he faces rape and murder charges, officials said.

  • On Tuesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested 68-year-old Ware County resident Freddie Lee Granger Jr. for the 1984 rape and murder of 22-year-old Sandra Kaye Davis, resolving a case cold for over four decades.
  • Waycross Police Department officers discovered Davis's body beside a Kollock Street home in Waycross on September 1, 1984, showing signs of strangulation; the department later requested GBI assistance with the investigation.
  • Advanced DNA testing ultimately linked Granger to the crime, allowing investigators from the GBI Cold Case Unit to secure the arrest after pursuing leads for more than 40 years.
  • Granger remains in custody at the Ware County Jail, facing one count of rape, one count of aggravated assault, one count of malice murder, and two counts of felony murder.
  • Governor Brian Kemp applauded the arrest on Tuesday, stating "more victims and families like Sandra's are receiving the justice they deserve," while the GBI confirms the investigation remains active and ongoing.
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