Georgia: Two police officers, three others arrested in 1983 murder

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Two police officers, three others arrested in 1983 murder
BY Jessica Schladebeck

Five people, two of them employed with local police departments in Georgia, have been arrested in a “racially motivated” murder that occurred more than three decades ago.

The body of Timothy Coggins was found in a grassy area in Spalding County on Oct. 9, 1983. The 23-year-old was “brutally murdered” and died from multiple forms of trauma, according to the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities launched their investigation, conducting interviews and gathering evidence in their hunt for Coggins’ killer.

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