US EditionSouth Georgia Man Arrested Nearly 20 Years After the Murder of His Wife Doris Worrell
- Jon Worrell, 58, was arrested in Maryville, Missouri, on Tuesday, facing multiple charges for his wife Doris Worrell's 2006 murder at their South Georgia business.
- Authorities reopened the cold case after new evidence emerged, including cooperation from the former live-in nanny who ended her relationship with Worrell.
- Doris Worrell was found fatally shot inside Jon's Sports Park in Coffee County, and investigators previously suspected robbery; charges now include malice and felony murder and aggravated battery.
- GBI Agent Jason Seacrist explained that once Jon no longer had the community's support and the investigation started to focus on him, he acted like a guilty person—he fled.
- The arrest marks the end of nearly two decades of investigation by various agencies, reflecting their persistent dedication to achieving justice and bringing resolution to the Worrell family and the surrounding community.
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Georgia man who fled with the nanny after his wife’s killing is charged with murder 19 years later
Investigators first believed Doris Worrell was killed in a botched robbery after her husband found her fatally shot at the South Georgia business they ran in 2006. When suspicion later turned toward Worrell’s husband, he fled the US to live in Costa Rica with the couple’s live-in nanny.
Nearly 20 years later, Georgia man who fled with nanny after wife's killing charged with murder
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Investigators first believed Doris Worrell was killed in a botched robbery after her husband found her fatally shot at the south Georgia business they ran in 2006. When suspicion later turned toward Worrell's husband, he fled the U.S. to live in Costa Rica with the couple's live-in nanny. Related video: How is DNA used to solve cold cases? Nearly 19 years later, Jon Worrell was jailed on murder charges Thursday in rural Coff…
Georgia man who fled with nanny after wife’s killing charged with murder 19 years later
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Investigators first believed Doris Worrell was killed in a botched robbery after her husband found her fatally shot at the South Georgia business they ran in 2006. When suspicion later turned toward Worrell's husband, he fled the U.S. to live in Costa Rica with the couple's live-in nanny.
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