GA - Tori Lang, 18, fatally shot, Yellow River Park, Gwinnett Co, 27 Jul 2021 *Mistrials*

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www.11alive.com

Mom of 18-year-old found killed in Gwinnett park testifies about accused killer's 'weird' behavior while daughter was missing

The mother, Teresa Lang, described the moment her daughter did not show up for curfew until the day her body was found.
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Not only is the accused a terrible ''best friend'', he is also a terrible liar, imo!

''Teresa said she had multiple conversations with Ford after her daughter's body was found and after her funeral. Teresa testified that Ford made weird statements about her daughter's death as she was trying to figure out what happened.
"He told me a story about how Tori came over to his house. She was looking for someone to hurt her for $300," Teresa recounted.''

''The mother of the 18-year-old also said that Ford made another "weird" statement: "that he didn't want to be a green bean coming out right now because the guys that hurt Tori might be look out for him," the mother added.
This was one of the statements he made closer to the vigil for Tori's death, which was at Yellow River Park, according to the mother. ''
 

Eighteen-year-old Tori Lang was found dead from a gunshot wound under a tree in a Georgia state park in 2021. Investigators found her burned car five miles in a wooded area five miles away from the crime scene. Nearly one year later, Lang’s best friend was charged with her murder. Austin Ford faces a retrial after a judge declared a mistrial in his first trial when the jury could not reach a verdict.
 
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GA v. Austin Ford: Best Friend Murder Retrial

UPDATE: A judge declared a second mistrial for Austin Ford after a jury was unable to reach a verdict after two days of deliberations.
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last updated 8:50 AM, August 8, 2023

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. (Court TV) – A Georgia man whose best friend’s body was found under a tree in Stone Mountain Park is facing a second trial for her murder. [...]

A new jury will hear the evidence in Ford’s retrial. Court TV will provide gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Best Friend Murder Retrial, which is expected to last approximately one week.
 
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The jury pool was narrowed down from 60 to 12 jurors plus two alternates Monday, in the second trial against Austin Ford, the man charged with the murder of a Gwinnett County teen in Yellow River Park in 2021.
“I’m hoping the jury reaches a verdict on the major charges,” Ford’s defense attorney Lawrence Lewis said.

Lewis said he’s ready for round two, as the second trial against his client gets underway.

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Watch Live | Retrial begins for man accused of killing Tori Lang

Tori Lang was found dead in 2021. Her car was found burned five miles away -- and now a man is standing trial for a second time in her death.
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Updated: 1:06 PM EDT August 8, 2023
 
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WATCH LIVE: Man who allegedly murdered his friend and burned her car goes on trial for a 2nd time

A Georgia man stands trial again for allegedly shooting and killing his friend, leaving her body in a park.
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Aug 8th, 2023, 8:45 am

Lang’s family reportedly described her as kindhearted — but that might have made her a target.

“One of the things that I would always try to explain to her is you can’t save everybody,” Lang’s aunt Tamara Lang told WSB-TV. “She was always trying to help her friends. I honestly believe in my heart someone took advantage of my baby.”
 
Ford went to trial for the crime in April, but a judge was forced to declare a mistrial after a jury was deadlocked on a verdict.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1688923712035422208

The state called #AustinFord a liar during its opening statement in the best friend murder retrial Tuesday. Ford is accused of murdering his best friend — #ToriLang — in July 2021. The 18-year-old’s body was found at a popular park in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1688923707170009088

“The state wants you to get into your feelings and overrule the facts,” defense attorney Lawrence Lewis said during his opening statement. “What? Use your common sense with the facts.”

 
#AustinFord’s defense attorney claimed the state has “twisted facts” they plan to present in his best friend’s murder retrial. Ford is accused of killing 18-year-old #ToriLang — she was found shot and killed at a popular Gwinnett County, Georgia park.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1688928674354216961


#TeresaLang, the mother of #ToriLang, testified that her daughter's best friend #AustinFord denied seeing her the night of her disappearance. Days later, he admitted to seeing her at his home, claiming that she wanted someone to "hurt her for $300."


https://twitter.com/x/status/1688935224896319488

 
Day 2: Medical Examiner is back on the stand.



A Georgia man is being retried for allegedly shooting and killing his friend, leaving her body in a park. This is the second trial against Austin Tybre Ford, 22. A judge had to declare a mistrial on May 1. Jurors convicted Ford of theft by taking, and one count of concealing the death of another, but they deadlocked on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault. They could not agree on whether or not he killed Tori Lang, 18.
 
www.courttv.com

GA v. Austin Ford: Best Friend Murder Retrial

UPDATE: A judge declared a second mistrial for Austin Ford after a jury was unable to reach a verdict after two days of deliberations.
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last updated 6:43 AM, August 9, 2023

DAILY TRIAL UPDATES

DAY 1 – 8/8/23

  • Twelve witnesses took the stand on the first day of Ford’s retrial, while ten testified in the first.
    • Two new witnesses testified about shell casings.
  • The prosecutor’s opening statement highlighted Austin Ford’s lies to the police and to Tori’s family after she was found dead in Yellow River Park on July 28, 2021.
  • The defense asked the jurors not to be moved by their emotions but to look at the key facts of the case that they say point to Tori Lang committing suicide.
  • Dr. Carol Terry, the medical examiner, described in detail how she believed Tori was lying down when she was shot.
    • Terry said that she did not believe Tori could have shot herself.
    • Evidence at the crime scene confirms someone was at the scene with Tori.
    • The gun was gone, and Austin Ford was convicted of taking the gun at his first trial.
    • Blood transfer on Tori’s leg could not have been placed by her after she was shot, because she would have died within two seconds of the injury.
 
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