She would stay quiet, she says, out of her desire to keep her life intact, and also out of fear that police might not believe her. Alabama police have linked a suspect to the 1999 cold case murders of two 17-year-old girls using DNA and genetic genealogy. INVESTIGATOR: One of the pathologist's reports said that she was possibly strangled. Peggy Ussery is a Dothan Eagle staff writer and can be reached at aussery@dothaneagle.com or 334-712-7963. The law enforcement community had become aware of the arrest of the Golden State Killer , Joseph James DeAngelo, through a new process called forensic DNA phenotyping. Selina Dodson: So, I would wonder, I wonder what happened to Carolyn. On August 1, after the girls were reported missing, police found their bodies in the trunk of Beasleys car on the side of Herring Avenue in Ozark, according to police. Dawn says she was honest when police questioned her after Tracey's body was found and described the abuse -- seeing Carl grab Tracey by the throat and threaten to kill her. Tracey met Carl Harris when she was in high school. There is no evidence whatsoever that that is true. Carl Harris: No, ma'am, I never said that. I think that the domestic violence was definitely in the back of our heads But also, the 17-year-old girlfriend that he had. More than 26 years after. Kirke Adams: Back then, the domestic violence law was much different if the police arrived and nobody wanted to make a report there was just no reports done. Kirke Adams: Carl had let the police in his house a couple of times for them to look around. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Man Whose First Wife Died Mysteriously Is Wanted in the Murder of His Second Wife. She was like Tracey. The picture Carl painted of a happy home though was not what police found when they started questioning friends and family. Then, in 2015, an Ozark Police cold case unit took another look at Tracey's murder, and again zeroed in on Carl. We finally found out who killed my mom. she texted me back and said that she was going to decline our invitation that she couldn't help us. David Harrison: Bobby Herring was convicted of raping a woman in a sister county. Trial in 1999 Ozark slayings continued due to lack of jurors. Cops investigating the deaths of high school seniors Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley in Ozark, Ala., got a break when DNA and a search of a public genealogy website linked Coley McCraney, 45, to. Less than a week before it was set to begin, the trial for the suspect in the 1999 killings of two Dothan teenagers has been continued due to the lack of available jurors. The defense also offered up an alternate suspect: that friend police say Carl picked up the night Tracey disappeared named Bobby Herring. Q: Do people have the right to take your picture and publish it without your permission? Her fianc, Jeff, came home, waking her in the middle of the night. This is a murder trial. Police received the DNA match about three weeks ago. I remember taking her, pushing her under water I mean if the autopsy says it, I don't, I guess . Police accused Carl Harris of killing Tracey Harris whose body was found about 10 miles from her home in the Choctawhatchee River. Kirke Adams: There's a lot of graffiti under this bridge -- a lot of names as well. "She was a very sweet friend a very shy person," said friend Selina Dodson. Jordan Davis: And so, they went back through all the witnesses that had given statements in 1990. Their daughter, Carolyn, was born a few months later. One particularly heinous crime, a 1989 stabbing death, had attracted the Dawn Beasley: I never talked about it ever to another living soul, not even Jeff. But some things in Beasley's story were not adding up. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. On Tuesday, media reports continued to reflect the challenge of finding an impartial jury let alone enough people to empanel a full jury from such a small jury pool. The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Carolyn Aznavour: It's a relief that we found somebody. Carolyn Aznavour: I have tried to piece it together that's what I do -- I try to piece everything together and make it all make sense. Kirke Adams: It hurt our pride that we had the wrong person you've got to, you know, check your ego at the door, because what's important is the right person got charged. On January 13, 2020, the day prosecutors had planned to be in court starting Carl Harris's trial, instead, they held a press conference. Kirke Adams: He confessed in a way that matches the evidence I don't know how many times that happens -- when you get a confession from the real killer technically 17-18 hours before trial. 2618 US Hwy 231 N. Ozark, AL 36360. Less than a week before it was set to begin, the trial for the suspect in the 1999 killings of two Dothan teenagers has been continued due to the lack of available jurors. According to reports by WTVY, only 75 of the 250 potential jurors summoned actually showed up at the Dale County Courthouse on Monday. The murder of the two teenagers was the obvious . "I never put my hands on Tracey Never," he told "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher. McCraney was initially married in 1992, but separated from his first wife in 1994 and later divorced. I said, "you're ruining my life and you don't understand why. "The evidence was circumstantially strong," said Adams. They just never asked me, "who do you think did it?" Maureen Maher: So, Jordan, for you This wasn't an invitation. Maybe I write a letter. Ozark continued to grow, and by the 1980s serious crime had arrived. Jordan Davis: I think it was extremely difficult for her to come forward. Just a 10-minute drive away, the Army base attracted - and still does - a slew of newcomers to town. While attorney David Harrison praises Davis pursuit of justice, he claims shoddy police work created the messy situation, though a grand jury indicted Harris. With regards to property crime, you have a 1 in 24 chance of becoming a victim. It was not clear Sunday if McCraney had an attorney. All rights reserved. Investigators also tracked down that girlfriend of Carl's, who was 17 when Tracey was murdered. Daveed Diggs kicked off the show with opening comments. "Who?" The Ozark time zone is Central Daylight Time which is 6 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Defense attorney David Harrison says the entire investigation is not just flawed, but that the police narrative is fabricated. Maher asked. The area around the river was a place Tracey and her friends would get together. Hawlett had called her mother and told her they were on their way home, but they never made it, according to police. EX-GIRLFRIEND: I just remember thinking that, you know, people were talking and it even took me being questioned to even think that maybe he could have done it. The 2018 crime rate in Ozark, AL is 433 (City-Data.com crime index), which is 1.6 times greater than the U.S. average. Advances in DNA technology and genealogical search methods have led to several other high-profile cases being solved in a similar manner, most notably the Golden State Killer serial murder case in California. But they did remember something from that trip to the river where Tracey's body was found. 24 Hour Phone: (334) 774-2335. Dawn Beasley: Tracey and I were a lot alike. I did my grocery shopping and I'm in the milk section and there's a couple standing there talking about it. He was eyeing the clock. And she made a scene and was very dramatic. These murders resulted in a delay riot that quickly garnered media attention across the country. The capital murder trial of a trucker charged with killing two Alabama teens in 1999 has been delayed until next year. Why? The remaining potential jurors were questioned individually about their knowledge of the case and their death penalty beliefs. You guys don't want me to testify.". A DNA match found through a genealogy website has led to an arrest in the killings of two teen girls nearly 20 years ago, Alabama authorities said. Ozark Map. "48 Hours" wanted to ask Ozark police about the investigation, but they declined, citing the pending claim. This was not me. Finally, more than three years after Carl's arrest, the trial was scheduled for January 13, 2020. McCraney was arrested March 16 and booked into jail about 6:30 p.m. McCraney is expected to appear in court on Monday. Maureen Maher: What was the cost going to be, if you went to the police? Matt Elofson. Friday, a member of that family was arrested in Oklahoma City by federal and local law enforcement officers and accused of killing his mother, father and older brother in Ozark, Ala. Jason Hunter Culverhouse, 23, was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals' Service Metro Fugitive Squad at an Oklahoma City truck stop. Police accused Carl Harris of killing. It is a trial that was supposed to take place in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it didn't. So, Monday was his first day where he met the jury for the first time. He had said "one of these days, I'm going to kill you." There was a problem saving your notification. And maybe he freaked out and made sure she wasn't going to ruin his family. And there was the issue of why Tracey, known to be terrified of water, would voluntarily go in the river. The lab has worked to provide DNA phenotype services and has helped crack several cold cases by creating profiles with crime scene DNA on public genealogy websites. They spent time on the bridge where police believed Carl threw Tracey into the river. People who live in Ozark generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest. For years, Selina Dodson wondered if there would ever be justice for her friend Tracey Harris, who in 1990 was found murdered in Alabama's Choctawhatchee River. Kirke Adams [at the river]: Part of our job is to paint that picture for a jury, and I think it is always important to try to get a feel for the area. The prosecutors also visited the area around the river where Tracey's body was found. Dale County Jail/Ozark Police MONTGOMERY Kenneth Glasgow, a Dothan pastor and founder of the Christian-based nonprofit The Ordinary People Society, pleaded guilty Friday . For more than four hours, Beasley insisted he had nothing to do with Tracey's death: JEFF BEASLEY: It seem like you guys are wanting me to say I did something, when I didn't . Coley McCraney is an Alabama native. But the cost was going to be so high. The week before trial, Jordan continued to scour over old witness reports, deciding who should testify. The Alabama Attorney General's Cold Case Unit is assisting the Walker County Sheriff's Office in investigating the death of Eric Cates, whose body along with the body of his pet dog Gypsy were found in his burned truck behind an old school in the Empire community on the morning of Saturday, March 21st, 2015. An Alabama preacher has been arrested for the 1999 cold case murders of two 17-year-old girls thanks to DNA testing, officials said Monday. INVESTIGATOR: Did Carl at any time tell you that you didn't have to worry about Tracey showing up again to the house? In the Golden State Killer case, police said they found DNA on a tissue in his trash. He is married with children and has no apparent criminal record. Main Phone: (334) 774-2335. A Dothan man has been arrested and charged with one count of rape. Maureen Maher: Did you feel badly at all that he was under such scrutiny and suspicion? Online bankruptcy court records from the time are not available online. McCraney was 26 at the time of the killings. While Ozark police questioned Dawn, they never got a statement from Jeff, even though they both spent time together living with the Harrises. What we thought was interesting was that she had witnessed it in the same manner as how Tracey was actually killed. Kirke Adams| Dale County District Attorney [by the river]: Tracey was alive when she came to this location and traveled down this access road to the beachy area. The 2018 Ozark crime rate fell by 16% compared to 2017. Lourdes Aguiar is the senior producer. Dawn Beasley: Jeff comes home from prison But very quickly I realize that this is not going to be what I anticipated it was going to be. That, however, changed with Jordan's insistence that she testify at Carl's murder trial. Dawn says she told Jeff they needed to go to the police, but he insisted they keep quiet. The husband said, "well, looks like that boy done finally killed that girl.". David Harrison is Carl's defense attorney. Police say Carl then picked up a friend, reportedly at 9:30 p.m. Making all those stops, Carl would have traveled about 20 miles. But after it all happened, we just stopped seeing each other. A local news outlet reports Circuit Judge William H. Filmore has set May 2, 2022, as the start for the trial of 47-year-old Coley McCraney, who [] "I think from the very get-go, there was only one suspect in this case " said Davis. Carolyn Aznavour: Carl has not come forward and actually been truthful to me about the abuse. Because the credibility of the people that were going to testify they had no credibility, none whatsoever. Prosecutors do not know why or who spray-painted the name under the bridge. Mug shot for Coley McCraney, 45. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. He died Wednesday. Cops investigating the deaths of high school seniors Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley in Ozark, Ala., got a break when DNA and a search of apublic genealogy website linked Coley McCraney, 45, to the crime, local media reported. Carl was believed to have been the last person to see Tracey, picking her up the night she disappeared from the restaurant where she worked as a waitress. 936 were here. He was buried in a $25 suit and a cheap wooden box. OZARK, Ala. (AP) A trial is scheduled next year in the capital murder of two Alabama teenagers who were found in the trunk of a car in 1999. The number of homicides stood at 1 - a decrease of 2 compared to 2017. The 17-year-old girls had left their homes in Dothan, Alabama, for a birthday party the previous night. Maureen Maher: What did people tell you about him? Details of McCraneys military service were also not immediately available. Engineer Richard Hawes, his wife, and two children were brutally murdered in an event that baffled people for years. The church appears to hold services and community events at local places of worship around the Ozark area. ", The Choctawhatchee River was several miles away from Tracey Harris' house. Through Gods grace and strength, weve come this far, and thats what Tracie would want us to do.. They found the name "Beasley" spray-painted in big letters. Hawlett's mother, Carol Roberts, said in 2007 that the girls called her from a gas station, telling her they were on their way home, according to the local station. Their jewelry, purse and money were not missing. . Other winners at the Producers Guild of America awards ceremony Saturday night include Navalny, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, The Bear and The White Lotus. She was terrified of water. And I said, ""no, I can't possibly do that. Kirke Adams [standing on the bridge]: This location is approximately 7 miles from where Carl and Tracey Harris lived, it's very quiet, very rural. Its hard, but I pray every day law enforcement will come up with some answers, Carol Roberts, Hawletts mother, said during a vigil marking 10 years since the murders, according to the Dothan Eagle. With Jason Bateman, Laura Linney, Sofia Hublitz, Skylar Gaertner. Coley McCraney was identified a suspect in the deaths of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett after police used DNA from the crime scene to search a genealogical database, the Dothan Eagle reports. But, she says, the fear of upending her own children's lives always stopped her. You have permission to edit this article. Ozark: Created by Bill Dubuque, Mark Williams. In her senior year of high school, Tracey became pregnant, and she and Carl, who was three years older, married. Houston County real estate transfers Feb. 13-Feb. 16, 2023, Dothan woman charged with assaulting police officer, New biotech can 3D print living cells inside the human body, Ukraine will join NATO but in 'long- term', says NATO chief Stoltenberg, Finland begins building fence along Russia border. Northview High School yearbook photos of Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley from 1999. Heres what you need to know about Coley McCraney and the cold case murders of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett: Family PhotoJB Beasley and Tracie Haweltt. And I broke. Dawn claims Jeff became abusive. McCraney was identified as a suspect 20 years after the killings when DNA from the crime scene was submitted for genetic genealogy testing similar to how California law enforcement identified the Golden State killer in 2018. Through Gods grace and strength, weve come this far, and thats what Tracie would want us to do. We were in between high school and college that summer. Dawn says she worried, yet life proceeded, mostly, as if nothing had happened. Putting the case together was an arduous process -- one filled with continuances and delays. Long routs Charles Henderson, PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Draper strikes out 16 to spark Carroll win, PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Steed's double helps Ariton defeat Opp, SATURDAY PREP SOFTBALL: Wicksburg goes unbeaten in HA tourney, George Scott named head coach for Enterprise State Lady Weevils basketball, Academy bridging academics and careers officially opens. Jordan Davis: I thought, wow she's coming up with a crazy story as to why she can't get here. Dawn, who had moved away from Ozark and was now divorced, says she didn't even know there was an arrest for the murder of her friend Tracey, until that call. 192 West Reynolds Street, Ozark, AL, 36360. Barrentine later told police he made up stories to get reward money. Meanwhile, the prosecutors, on the Friday before the start of the trial, were also processing what Dawn had just told them. For people to come out and care this much, its a miracle. The last few weeks have seen a number of pre-trial motions and hearings in case, including one hearing where witness Rena Crumb, 53, admitted she lied about police involvement and police wrongdoing in the killings. He served from 1993 to 1997. It was higher than in 93.1% U.S. cities. Jordan Davis and District Attorney Kirke Adams, The search for the killer of Tracey Harris. Market data provided by Factset. While police were reinvestigating the case, Carl was trying to get on with his life. Carl Harris: Honestly, wasn't any of their business. Dawn refused to come, saying she was too busy. Dawn, about to celebrate her 21st birthday the next day, was pregnant with her first child. Carl Harris's trial was put on hold. Selina Dodson: Tracey and Carl started dating when we were probably 16, 17 years old. Jordan Davis: The one in particular that we found that they hadn't talked to in 2016 was this Dawn Hulbert now Beasley. You go to sleep crying. They learned that while Tracey might have enjoyed spending time by the river, she would never have gone in the river. Jeff Beasley's name, until they spoke to Dawn, was unfamiliar. J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett were found shot to death Aug. 1, 1999, in the trunk of Beasleys car on Herring Avenue in Ozark. "I have tried to piece it together that's what I do -- I try to piece everything together and make it all make sense," said Carolyn Aznavour, Tracey Harris' daughter. But Jeff Beasley should have raised some red flags for police; he had a criminal record. McCraney remains in custody without bail at the Dale County Jail. Carolyn Aznavour: I've always wondered what happened to my mom since I can remember. Living in Ozark offers residents a suburban rural mix feel and most residents own their homes. The rate of crime in Ozark is 43.52 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. Kirke Adams: There was nobody whose name had ever come up that had any reason to kill Tracey Harris. Her body had come to rest upon a log after the water started to recede a bit. Maureen Maher: You didn't tell anybody that she wasn't coming back? The typical household in Ozark earns $41894 a year, compared to the national median of $67,500.Nearly 56.8% of households earn less than $50,000 a year compared to 39% national rate. "I never talked about it ever to another living soul, not even Jeff," Dawn Beasley said of her ex-husband's confession the night Tracey died. DNA has led to an arrest in the cold case murder of two Alabama girls, according to reports. We was in the river. We finally did it. As confident as the prosecution was, so was the defense. Prosecutors do not know why or who spray-painted the name "Beasley" under the bridge. The brother Robin lives in the house now that . Carolyn Aznavour: Yeah, I've always wanted to ask questions, but the way that everybody portrayed him to be, I didn't think that he would tell me the truth. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. I'm sure they thought that Jeff's statement would be very similar to Dawn's. But Now, sitting here I think that maybe he hit on her, maybe she rebuffed his advances, maybe she said, "I'm going to tell her." Police in Ozark, Alabama, arrested Jeff Beasley . He had spent time serving in the U.S. Air Force in Biloxi, Mississippi, after graduating from Carroll High School Ozark, according to the Dothan Eagle. All rights reserved. Was that a concern for you as you were preparing a defense? Mailing Address: P.O. Coley McCraney, 45, of Dothan, Alabama, has been arrested in the 1999 murders of Hawlett and Beasley. And that's kind of nauseating, to be honest, that we were that close. Two other people are named on the Secretary of State records. Harrison contends that Harris, who he represents, has suffered irreparable harm. JEFF BEASLEY: I didn't, I didn't do this. Este 26 de febrero se celebran los SAG Awards 2023. And as time went on, she did think about ways to tell authorities what she knew. Maybe I make an anonymous phone call. Coley McCraney is accused in the 1999 cold case rape and murder of JB Beasley and Tracie Hawlett in Alabama. . January 23, 2021 CBS's '48 Hours: The 30-Year Secret - The Tracey Harris Murder,' as the title suggests, is an episode that examines how the brutal 1990 slaying of Tracey Harris, an Ozark, Alabama, native, was solved three decades after it transpired when a witness revealed a secret that baffled the local community to its core. After the evidence was analyzed at Parabon, investigators recognized McCraney's last name from the DNA search, Walker said. They married in her senior year in 1986. When they hadn't made it back by dawn, Roberts called police. Maureen Maher: You and Jeff never talked about it ever again? In other similar investigations, police obtained an item with DNA on it discarded in public by the person of interest and then confirmed it was a match to the DNA from the crime scene. NewsBreak provides latest and breaking Ozark, AL local news, weather forecast, crime and safety reports, traffic updates, event notices, sports, entertainment, local life and other items of interest in the community and nearby towns. Beasley pleaded guilty and received a 30-year sentence. The upcoming 20th anniversary, along with the April 2018 arrest of Golden State Killer suspect Joseph James DeAngelo, prompted the police department to send evidence from the crime scene to Parabon Labs, a Reston, Virginia, company that provides DNA phenotype services, Walker said. Rumors about domestic violence in the couple's relationship spread around Ozark quickly. Get instant notifications on top stories from News 4 by downloading our mobile apps. Jeff said he and Tracey had been wading in the river. Tracey's mother, was taking care of Carolyn You know young parents, you could tell, you know, that her and Carl, you know, struggled some. Ozark is a town in Alabama with a population of 14,396. or redistributed. Standard Hours. Carolyn was just 4 years old when she lost her mom. Walker told WDHN-TV, I dont believe DNA lies. He called the latest developments shocking.. Both were 17. When you put the timeline in this case Maureen, unless he was on a Learjet, that was impossible. Dawn Beasley: Yes She just wanted to be a family. I cant do it alone., READ NEXT: Man Whose First Wife Died Mysteriously Is Wanted in the Murder of His Second Wife, Coley McCraney: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. You can cancel at any time. 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