Coley McCraney, 45, of Dothan, Alabama, has been arrested in the 1999 murders of Hawlett and Beasley. Several had passed away there was a lot to go through. Kirke Adams: There's a lot of graffiti under this bridge -- a lot of names as well. Carolyn had no interest in a relationship with her father, who she did not see while growing up. Dawn Beasley: And she said, "well, how do you know he's innocent?" Maher asked. Man Whose First Wife Died Mysteriously Is Wanted in the Murder of His Second Wife. These murders resulted in a delay riot that quickly garnered media attention across the country. The search of the genealogy website was conducted using DNA from the crime scene, according to the paper. 13 reviews. At the same time, the cold case unit was starting to reopen the investigation. Kirke Adams: Not one witness we had ever mentioned that she was possibly seeing someone else because it was clear from the witnesses that Carl wouldn't allow that. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 270.6. Kirke Adams: It hurt our pride that we had the wrong person you've got to, you know, check your ego at the door, because what's important is the right person got charged. Alabama My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime 1 in 341 in Ozark 1 in 168 in Alabama Ozark VIOLENT CRIMES Population: 14,313 United States VIOLENT CRIMES Population: 331,888,310 Property Crime Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents) 100 75 50 25 0 22.71 25.85 National Median: 19 McCraney has worked for several trucking companies in Alabama over the past 20 years, according to the Dothan Eagle. I was happy for her that she had a boyfriend and somebody that she really liked. He told me it was an accident, you know? Jordan Davis: And so, they went back through all the witnesses that had given statements in 1990. In investigating Carl Harris, Jr. as s possible suspect in the death of Tracey Harris, the Ozark Police Department found no blood, no crime scene, no DNA evidence, no marks upon the body of Carl Harris, Jr., the lawsuit alleges. OZARK, Ala. (AP) A trial is scheduled next year in the capital murder of two Alabama teenagers who were found in the trunk of a car in 1999. INVESTIGATOR: I'm not, I'm not going to put a word in your mouth. Coley McCraney is an Alabama native. Powered by. First published on January 23, 2021 / 11:09 PM. Heres what you need to know about Coley McCraney and the cold case murders of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett: Family PhotoJB Beasley and Tracie Haweltt. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Dawn, about to celebrate her 21st birthday the next day, was pregnant with her first child. Despite all the talk in town, Tracey never filed police reports about the alleged abuse. David Harrison: I've tried 140 criminal jury trials. Maureen Maher: Did she talk to you about it at all? Dawn Beasley: I was very unhappy. Can we really give her peace? His DNA was not on file because he had no criminal record, WSFA-TV reported. Subscribe to our News 4 newsletter and receive the latest local news and weather straight to your email every morning. Motive was also a question prosecutors Kirke Adams and Jordan Davis thought about, as they prepared their case against Carl. In other similar investigations, police obtained an item with DNA on it discarded in public by the person of interest and then confirmed it was a match to the DNA from the crime scene. Dawn Beasley: Tracey and I were a lot alike. This report, that can be seen on WTVY, originally aired in January). "I. McCraney faces multiple counts of capital murder in the deaths of Beasley and Hawlett, including one capital murder charge for the rape of Beasley. Dawn Beasley: It was extraordinary relief. Dawn says she was honest when police questioned her after Tracey's body was found and described the abuse -- seeing Carl grab Tracey by the throat and threaten to kill her. According to Al.com, investigators conducted more than 500 interviews, examined forensics and tested the DNA of 70 potential suspects. In this April 2, 2019, photo, Coley McCraney shakes hands with his attorney David Harrison as he enters the Dale County Courthouse before a preliminary hearing. Carl and Tracey Harris with their daughter Carolyn. Tracy Harris murder Pictured in a January 2016 Street View image is Woodham Bridge in Dale County, Alabama. Selina Dodson: A lot of people, you know, just assumed Carl would be arrested -- assumed he did it and were waiting for him to be arrested. Dawn Beasley: One time (we were sitting at the table and) she told Carl, hey, listen, I'm going to need some money for the water bill. Several years after Tracey's murder, he had left Ozark, feeling like the cloud of suspicion had destroyed his life. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Beasley, 54, faces a charge of murder. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. 69-year-old suffered stroke in his N.C. home; Realtor showing house left him there. We finally did it. Then what happens to me? Jordan Davis: There was also several people that they found since then that he had made statements to that were incriminating. As confident as the prosecution was, so was the defense. A 45-year-old man has been arrested in the 1999 cold case rape and murder of two teen girls in Ozark, Alabama. I did my grocery shopping and I'm in the milk section and there's a couple standing there talking about it. In other recent cases, a 44-year-old nursea was arrested in the 1993 cold case murder of an Alaska woman at a college, a 72-year-old retired grandfather was charged in the 1973 murder of an 11-year-old girl in California and in Minnesota, a 52-year-old father and well-known businessman was charged in the 1993 murder of a woman. A judge pushed back the trial of Coley McCraney until 20-21 due to COVID-19 . Jordan Davis: I don't think there was one particular motive. We tussled and I accidentally hurt her and now she's dead.". View Full Report Card. Walker said there is no evidence that McCraney knew the victims before the killings. DNA has led to an arrest in the cold case murder of two Alabama girls, according to reports. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Parents and brother killed by Jason Hunter Culverhouse This Happen in a rural town called Ariton,Al.. Living in Ozark offers residents a suburban rural mix feel and most residents own their homes. Police in Ozark, Alabama, arrested Jeff Beasley . Cole McCraney was sued in a paternity case in September 1998 and was ordered to submit his DNA by a judge on July 30, 1999, just a day before the killings, according to court documents obtained by the Dothan Eagle. Ozark is in Dale County. I tried to talk her into leaving him. You go to sleep crying, Carol Roberts said. Michelle Sigona is the development producer. Tracie had called her parents to say she and J.B. were lost . JEFF BEASLEY: No, we went to the river a couple of times. Along with his attorney David Harrison, they held their own press conference. And in 2016, with the arrest of her estranged father Carl, Carolyn thought, finally, she would get some answers. Ozark alabama, it was the Culverhouse murders. He's going to deny it. McCraney was indicted in June 2019. INVESTIGATOR: Did you hurt Tracey in any way? J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett were found shot to death Aug. 1, 1999, in the trunk of Beasleys car on Herring Avenue in Ozark. Can we really solve this for Carolyn? Legal Statement. Dale County Sheriff's Office Ozark Police Chief Marlos Walker told reporters that authorities apprehended McCraney after entering DNA evidence from the crime scene into a genealogy database. You can cancel at any time. There is no indication that McCraney knew the teens before they were killed, Walker said. They had both been shot once in the head. Dawn Beasley: Jeff comes home from prison But very quickly I realize that this is not going to be what I anticipated it was going to be. Police arrested Lakevion Cerano Shider and Da'Mier Quadree Dontavius McDaniel in hiding in Clio, Alabama, after they fled the scene of the shooting at the intersection of Highway 231 and Andrews. Your chance of being a victim of crime in Ozark may be as high as 1 in 16 in the southeast neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 35 in the southwest part of the city. Jordan Davis and District Attorney Kirke Adams, The search for the killer of Tracey Harris. More than 26 years after Tracey Harris was killed, Carl Harris was arrested for her murder. He says Carl's arrest was motivated by politics and nothing more. He then dropped Tracey off at their house and headed out to his job at a supermarket. Carolyn was just 4 years old when she lost her mom. But they did remember something from that trip to the river where Tracey's body was found. Meanwhile, the prosecutors, on the Friday before the start of the trial, were also processing what Dawn had just told them. In March of 2021, the Dothan Police. Less than a week before it was set to begin, the trial for the suspect in the 1999 killings of two Dothan teenagers has been continued due to the lack of available jurors. Matt Elofson. Maureen Maher: There are quite a few people who said that they saw you being abusive to Tracey. "I have tried to piece it together that's what I do -- I try to piece everything together and make it all make sense," said Carolyn Aznavour, Tracey Harris' daughter. all the ones that they could find, they got back in touch with. All rights reserved. The Ozark time zone is Central Daylight Time which is 6 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Around the river was a sandy beach area where Tracey would get together with her friends, but friends say she would never get in the water because she didn't know how to swim. The couple had recently divorced at the time of her murder, Carl had a girlfriend and. His attorneys have requested documents related to Ozark Police Department officers and the girls' deaths, and they will make their case for access in a hearing scheduled for Monday. Those things just add up. And every word of my statement was true. The couple had recently divorced, and Carl had a girlfriend. Within hours, family friend Jeff Beasley confessed and charges against Harris were dropped. On June 18, 2011, McCraney and his wife renewed their wedding vows, 10 years after they were married, according to a social media post. Only you know. This was not me. Carolyn Aznavour: And there was one lady. McCraney was initially married in 1992, but separated from his first wife in 1994 and later divorced. OZARK, Ala. (AP) A truck-driving preacher accused of killing two teenage girls from Alabama nearly 20 years ago was found with the same genealogy database techniques used to apprehend the suspected "Golden State Killer" last year. Circuit Judge William H. Filmore issued the order to continue the case Tuesday afternoon, citing the lack of jurors to strike a jury from. OZARK, Ala. - The wife of an Alabama man charged with capital murder in the slaying of two teenage girls nearly 20 years ago said Wednesday that he's innocent of the killings that terrified. Q: Do people have the right to take your picture and publish it without your permission? There is no evidence whatsoever that that is true. Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and assault. Dawn Beasley: It was unbelievable to me that I should end up with this incredible secret. Maureen Maher: You didn't tell anybody that she wasn't coming back? Carolyn Aznavour: I've always heard that he was very abusive towards my mom that he was just a bad individual. How could a kind, gentle doctor commit such murders? Dale County District Attorney Kirke Adams and Assistant DA Jordan Davis spent years building a case against Carl Harris for the murder of his ex-wife, Tracey. Dawn told police about those altercations she said she saw -- and her feelings about Carl. Carolyn Aznavour: I've always wondered what happened to my mom since I can remember. All rights reserved. Mug shot for Coley McCraney, 45. Jury selection in the State of Alabama vs. Coley Lewis McCraney began on Monday. Dart. / CBS News, [This story first aired on January 24, 2021.It was updated on August 21.]. And I think when they reopened the case, they were just trying to prove Carl did it, not look for anybody else. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Carolyn Aznavour: Yeah, I've always wanted to ask questions, but the way that everybody portrayed him to be, I didn't think that he would tell me the truth. They had planned to attend a party near Headland on the night of July 31 but got lost and were last heard from when Hawlett called her mother from Ozark to let her know they were on their way home. I'm sure they thought that Jeff's statement would be very similar to Dawn's. They learned that while Tracey might have enjoyed spending time by the river, she would never have gone in the river. Kirke Adams: I knew we couldn't have a trial Monday because we had to figure out what's going on here. This is a murder trial. Police say Carl then picked up a friend, reportedly at 9:30 p.m. Making all those stops, Carl would have traveled about 20 miles. DOTHAN, Ala. -- Alabama police have linked a. The 2018 Ozark crime rate fell by 16% compared to 2017. She said, Mom, were on our way home, Roberts said, according to the station. McCraney was 26 at the time of the killings. Heart of Goal as a bishop and co-founder. Houston County real estate transfers Feb. 13-Feb. 16, 2023, Dothan woman charged with assaulting police officer, New biotech can 3D print living cells inside the human body, Ukraine will join NATO but in 'long- term', says NATO chief Stoltenberg, Finland begins building fence along Russia border. Dawn Beasley: The only thing I was ever afraid of was how they were going to respond, and they responded with support and love and understanding. We finally found out who killed my mom. Everything Everywhere All at Once won the top prize at the 2023 PGA Awards. He has yet to be indicted in the case . Standard Hours. For Carl Harris, his relief is mixed with anger. The girls were going to a birthday party for J.B. when they disappeared, the Dothan Eagle reported. Police accused Carl Harris of killing. And maybe he freaked out and made sure she wasn't going to ruin his family. According to our research of Alabama and other state lists, there were 86 registered sex offenders living in Ozark, Alabama as of February 21, 2023. J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett, of Dothan, were on the way home from Beasleys birthday party in Headland, on July 31, 1999, when they got lost in Ozark, according to Al.com. A 45-year-old man has been arrested in the 1999 cold case rape and murder of two teen girls in Ozark, Alabama. CBS's '48 Hours: The 30-Year Secret - The Tracey Harris Murder' is an episode that examines how 22-year-old Tracey Harris, a hard-working mother and an Ozark, Alabama resident, disappeared from the home she shared with her ex-husband, Carl Harris, never to be seen alive again. JEFF BEASLEY: She went down and didn't come back up. You have permission to edit this article. Dawn Beasley: They asked me we need you to testify. Dawn Beasley: Sure I've gone back, Maureen, and questioned that decision over and over and over and over and over again. Walker said they decided to send in the evidence, which was semen found on Beasleys clothes, after the arrest of the Golden State Killer suspect in California and with the 20th anniversary of the girls deaths upcoming this summer. She said in 2007 that her daughter and J.B. wound up in Ozark after getting lost driving to the party, WDHN-TV reported. this is about Carl and Tracey Harris.". She was raised by her grandmother in Texas and didn't have contact with her father. J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett were both 17 when they were killed. Dawn Beasley: I think that she appreciated having someone, you know. He maintained his innocence, even after being told he failed the polygraph. And I said," well, I know he's a rat bastard." On Aug. 1, 1999, Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley were found dead in the back of Beasley's car with gunshot wounds to the head. Thursday, August 8th: *Arraignment & Motions Hearing (@ 9am ET) - AL - J.B. Hilton Green Beasley (17) & Tracie Jean Hawlett (17) (July 31, 1999, Ozark) - *Coley Lewis McCraney (45/25 @ time of crime) arrested & charged (3/16/19) & indicted (6/10/19) with 2 counts of 1st degree murder, 2 counts of 1st degree murder while in the act of . Maureen Maher: What did people tell you about him? Trial in 1999 Ozark slayings continued due to lack of jurors. He had threatened Tracey. Kirke Adams: He also made comments prior to her going missing and after including come back whenever. His mother filed several child support petitions over the next several years claiming he had failed to pay support, the newspaper reports. " people really liked her and respected her. (334) 733-5927. She and her soon-to-be husband Jeff, who worked construction with Carl, lived with the Harrises for about a month. What we thought was interesting was that she had witnessed it in the same manner as how Tracey was actually killed. Pike Road head football coach resigns after 1 season, Alabama, 4 other states prevail in suit to block Equal Rights Amendment certification, Youth mental health is a growing concern in Alabama. Some days you go to work, get home and tears start. . JEFF BEASLEY: I didn't, I didn't do this. Cheryl Burgoon, Beasleys mother, told the newspaper at the vigil, Once you lose a child, it takes you to places you could never expect. One of those people was Dawn Beasley. The missing person case became a homicide, and Ozark police started interviewing those close to Tracey and her ex-husband Carl, with whom she still lived. 1 In 1988, Tullie Culverhouse was murdered by a then unknown assailant. While Carl may not have been worried, there was someone who, for years, was: Dawn Beasley, that friend of Tracey's, who, with her then fianc, briefly lived with the Harrises. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). Este 26 de febrero se celebran los SAG Awards 2023. McCraney then returned home and has lived in Ozark and Dothan since, according to public records. Hawlett had called her mother and told her they were on their way home, but they never made it, according to police. And those who knew Tracey, did not believe she was having an affair. McCraney does not appear to have a criminal record in Alabama that would have required him to submit his DNA into a national database. Maureen Maher: Tell me about your family as a young family, you and Tracey and Carolyn. Carl Harris: Honestly, wasn't any of their business. They were childhood friends, spending a lot of time together at church. and the realization that, perhaps, her boyfriend was a murderer. The swab matched evidence collected at the crime scene, according to Walker. For more than four hours, Beasley insisted he had nothing to do with Tracey's death: JEFF BEASLEY: It seem like you guys are wanting me to say I did something, when I didn't . Kirke Adams: Can we really do this? Maureen Maher: Did you feel badly at all that he was under such scrutiny and suspicion? The man, Coley McCraney, was charged with capital murder in March of this year for the killings of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett and is facing the death penalty. The two teens, students at Northview High school in Dothan, were headed to a party on July 31, 1999, but got lost and ended up about 20 miles northwest in Ozark after they confused the directions, ABC Dothan affiliate WDHN reported. Coley McCraney was identified a suspect in the deaths of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett after police used DNA from the crime scene to search a genealogical database, the Dothan Eagle reports. Pinocchio was the first winner of the night, presented Walker told WDHN-TV, I dont believe DNA lies. He called the latest developments shocking.. Dawn Beasley: We all saw it. Her body had come to rest upon a log after the water started to recede a bit. Dawn Beasley: We just pretended it never happened. Engineer Richard Hawes, his wife, and two children were brutally murdered in an event that baffled people for years. Carolyn's focus remains on the mother she never had the chance to get to know. Police thought that location by the river might provide more clues. Dawn Beasley: Every time I would have a police officer get behind me I would wonder is this where we're all of a sudden they know what's happening. One of their purses was found in the front of the car with all of her cash and credit cards inside, leading police to believe that the motive was not a robbery, WDHN reported. While Ozark police questioned Dawn, they never got a statement from Jeff, even though they both spent time together living with the Harrises. DNA leads to arrest in cold case murders of two Alabama girls. The prosecutors were confident in their case -- until they got in touch with a potential witness for the trial who would upend Carl Harris' murder trial just days before it was to start, and point prosecutors to the real killer. The rate of crime in Ozark is 43.52 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. I think that the domestic violence was definitely in the back of our heads But also, the 17-year-old girlfriend that he had. 2618 US Hwy 231 N. Ozark, AL 36360. Alabama police have linked a suspect to the 1999 cold case murders of two 17-year-old girls using DNA and genetic genealogy. That's 181.10% higher than the national rate of 366.7 per 100,000 people. Te compartimos la lista completa de todos los ganadores de este ao. Carolyn Aznavour: She was like the best. Carl Harris: I thought it was good news I thought they found somebody they were looking at And when they told me they was looking at me as a suspect again they came up two weeks later, arresting me. "I went over to Carl's to talk to Carl, Carl wasn't there. Just a 10-minute drive away, the Army base attracted - and still does - a slew of newcomers to town. DOTHAN, Ala. ( WDHN) A Dothan man has been arrested for the alleged murder of his daughter after her skeletal remains were found near Ozark in February. Kat Teurfs is the associate producer. To prepare for trial, investigators went back to the scene where Tracey Harris' body was found. "Who?" Get instant notifications on top stories from News 4 by downloading our mobile apps. Ozark Mayor Mark Blankenship said Wednesday he had no comment because he had not seen that lawsuit. Was that a concern for you as you were preparing a defense? Many retirees live in Ozark and residents tend to have moderate political views. The last few weeks have seen a number of pre-trial motions and hearings in case, including one hearing where witness Rena Crumb, 53, admitted she lied about police involvement and police wrongdoing in the killings. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Friday, a member of that family was arrested in Oklahoma City by federal and local law enforcement officers and accused of killing his mother, father and older brother in Ozark, Ala. Jason Hunter Culverhouse, 23, was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals' Service Metro Fugitive Squad at an Oklahoma City truck stop. Carl Harris's trial was put on hold. "48 Hours" wanted to ask Ozark police about the investigation, but they declined, citing the pending claim. Dawn Beasley: Maybe I do it on my deathbed. It is believed that Brogdon killed his mother at his home, cutting up . Carl was real controlling and, you know he didn't want her to have a lot of friends. Mailing Address: P.O. And in big, huge spray paint letters was the last name Beasley. He graduated from Carroll High School in 1992, where he was the president of the library club and was an athlete, according to WDHN-TV. Dawn met Jeff shortly after he was released from prison, having served four years for burglary and escape attempts. On August 19th, 2021, Carl Harris filed his lawsuit against the City of Ozark. Dawn Beasley: I told Jordan, I have given you completely honest reasons why I don't want to testify, but the most important reason I can't testify is because you have an innocent man on trial. She was terrified of water. But a few months before the anniversary, police sent evidence from the crime scene to Parabon. A. The 2018 crime rate in Ozark, AL is 433 (City-Data.com crime index), which is 1.6 times greater than the U.S. average. 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Dawn Beasley [crying]: I should have been sorry for Carolyn and I was sorry for me. '", Assistant D.A. The remaining potential jurors were questioned individually about their knowledge of the case and their death penalty beliefs. Maureen Maher: Were you worried that there was some new piece of evidence that they had? I know he's innocent because the man that did commit the crime confessed it to me the night he did it. Carl claims through the years he occasionally called authorities to ask about the investigation, but they say otherwise. Dawn Beasley: I was going to have to throw my entire life away. Tullie's son, Jason Hunter Culverhouse ("Hunter"), a named beneficiary under the Alfa policy, filed a claim for the proceeds . Kirke Adams: The goal was to find the truth and to seek justice for Tracy Harris, and ultimately Dawn did that. When you put the timeline in this case Maureen, unless he was on a Learjet, that was impossible. An Alabama preacher has been arrested for the 1999 cold case murders of two 17-year-old girls thanks to DNA testing, officials said Monday. Less than a week before it was set to begin, the trial for the suspect in the 1999 killings of two Dothan teenagers has been continued due to the lack of available jurors. And so, Dawn made her decision. "I never talked about it ever to another living soul, not even Jeff," Dawn Beasley said of her ex-husband's confession the night Tracey died. "Everybody thought I killed her. In a recent Minnesota case, police waited for the suspect to throw away a napkin after eating a hot dog at a youth hockey game. Dawn Beasley: And she says "My name is Jordan Davis, I'm with Dale County D.A. 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