A crime that was committed 34 years ago might have a break through and it’s truly a shame as to why Timothy Coggins was murdered. It’s being reported that he was murdered for socializing with a white woman.
Timothy Coggins was just 23 years old when he was found murdered in Georgia and a family’s suspicion is now true. What’s even more sad is the fact that there are members of law enforcement who are linked to his murder.
A Georgia district attorney says Timothy Coggins was killed for “socializing with a white female.” Prosecutor Ben Coker told a judge Wednesday that Coggins was dragged behind a truck through the woods, news outlets reported. Arrest warrants say he was stabbed and sliced to death and suffered “severely disfiguring” wounds.
A break in the cold case came in mid-October, when local and state law enforcement officials announced the arrests of five longtime local residents on charges stemming from the slaying. All five are white; two worked in law enforcement.
It’s never too late for justice but this is flat out terrible. The details on this chilling death will make you shake your head.
“Based on the original evidence recovered in 1983 and new evidence and interviews, there is no doubt in the minds of all investigators involved that the crime was racially motivated, and that if the crime happened today it would be prosecuted as a hate crime,” he said.
Two men are charged with murder: Frankie Gebhardt, 59, and Bill Moore Sr., 58. Arrest warrants accuse them of stabbing and slicing Coggins to death and giving him “seriously disfiguring” wounds.
Justice will be served and although Coggin’s mother recently passed away, his family members can now find peace in knowing that their relative’s murder was no mistake.