GA - Martha Ledford murdered, shallow grave, 2 arrested in multi-jurisdictional manhunt, Rabun County, 06 August 2023

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New details released in Rabun County murder case - Now Habersham

The Rabun County Sheriff's Office released the name of the woman believed killed by a tree cutter in Clayton and outlined details of the search for her murderer.

nowhabersham.com

The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office has released new details in a murder investigation that resulted in the arrests of two suspects. The case came to light earlier this week after one of the suspects was captured during a manhunt in Hall County.

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Deputies arrested 23-year-old Keegan Cleve Phillips on Tuesday, August 8, after an intense manhunt in the Gillsville community in Hall County. He’s accused of murder. His boss, 62-year-old Robert Lee Peppers, reportedly turned himself in to authorities. Investigators charged him with concealing a death and abandonment of a dead body.

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Here's an odd part of the story...

'Has their head' | Georgia father, son pick up hitchhiker accused of murder, describe awful smell from his backpack

The sheriff's office said deputies and agents with the help of a cadaver dog found her body but due to it's condition they were not able to identify it.

www.11alive.com

'Has their head' | Georgia father, son pick up hitchhiker accused of murder, describe awful smell from his backpack​

The sheriff's office said deputies and agents with the help of a cadaver dog found her body but due to it's condition they were not able to identify it.

Martha Ledford's obituary:

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/martha-ledford-obituary?id=52678781

 

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Moo...oow that is sad, lot of poverty out there it looks. Sorry Martha life is just not fair sometimes. Rip.

 

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This is such a strange story.

Man accused of dismembering missing north Georgia woman’s body pleads not guilty

A man accused of killing a woman who disappeared over the summer has pleaded not guilty.

www.wsbtv.com