GUILTY GA - Vieng Phovixay, 19, raped & murdered, Moreland, 10 Oct 1987

[shwa]

http://tinyurl.com/2tl6s3

Arrest made in 1987 slaying.

 

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http://tinyurl.com/2bk84c

Charles Travis Manley is charged.

 

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Found guilty.

 

[concernedperson]

This was a case of investigative perseverance that took a long time to bring charges but there is some justice for her family now.

 

[OkieGranny]

Manley was sentenced to life in prison. From February 2009:

http://www.times-herald.com/Local/Court-upholds-Phovixay-murder-sentence-646013

Phovixay came to the United States from Laos as a girl when her family settled in Newnan. She was 19 years old when she disappeared after visiting her fiance at his residence in a south Coweta County mobile home park in Moreland in 1987...

Evidence presented at the 2007 trial indicated that after Phovixay left her boyfriend's home in October 1987, she got a flat tire and Manley stopped as if to help her. The young woman was never seen alive again. A timber cruiser discovered Phovixay's skull while checking a forest in Harris County. From other remains, investigators concluded the missing woman had been tied to a tree, raped and killed.

 

[dotr]

Cracking Cold Cases: Renowned investigator shares secrets with Rotary Club

Seasoned law enforcement professional Clay Bryant captivated members of the Newnan Rotary Club on Tuesday, regaling the group with tales from his storied career solving cold case homicides.

www.times-herald.com

''cold case homicides. Bryant, who spent decades as a police officer and investigator, shared details about his new book, "Solving the Murder of Vieng Phovixay''

• Clay Neely 16 hrs ago
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