As confident as the prosecution was, so was the defense. My job is very stressful. Were you abusive to Tracey? Carolyn Aznavour: I have tried to piece it together that's what I do -- I try to piece everything together and make it all make sense. McCraney was arrested March 16 and booked into jail about 6:30 p.m. McCraney is expected to appear in court on Monday. Police accused Carl Harris of killing. 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. 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. That's when one statement from 1990, not followed up on, caught her attention. Because the credibility of the people that were going to testify they had no credibility, none whatsoever. Ozark continued to grow, and by the 1980s serious crime had arrived. I wonder what she looks like. 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. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! A Dothan woman has been charged with assaulting a police officer, according to a Dothan Police Department news release. Carl was believed to have been the last person to see Tracey, picking her up the night she disappeared from the restaurant where she worked as a waitress. " Carl Harris.". Maureen Maher: How do you react when the thing you want is justice for your mom, but it's your dad who's been charged with her murder? Violent crimes include murder, rape, robbery and assault. It is believed that Brogdon killed his mother at his home, cutting up . Police received the DNA match about three weeks ago. Jordan Davis: I think it was extremely difficult for her to come forward. Just a 10-minute drive away, the Army base attracted - and still does - a slew of newcomers to town. JEFF BEASLEY: No, we went to the river a couple of times. Kat Teurfs is the associate producer. And maybe he freaked out and made sure she wasn't going to ruin his family. 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. Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley, both 17, were found shot to death in the trunk of Beasley's car in Ozark on Aug. 1, 1999, according to reports. A week later, her body was found in the Choctawhatchee River, a few miles from her home in Ozark, Alabama. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 270.6. "Yes, ma'am," he replied. The City of Ozark is located in Dale County in the State of Alabama.Find directions to Ozark, browse local businesses, landmarks, get current traffic estimates, road conditions, and more.According to the 2019 US Census the Ozark population is estimated at 14,139 people. People who live in Ozark generally consider the southwest part of the city to be the safest. "I. And there was the issue of why Tracey, known to be terrified of water, would voluntarily go in the river. Dale County District Attorney's Office/CBS News. She looked like her and she had a personality like her. According to reports by WTVY, only 75 of the 250 potential jurors summoned actually showed up at the Dale County Courthouse on Monday. Coley McCraney in an undated police photo. They also wanted Jeff to explain those bruises the autopsy noted on Tracey's neck -- marks authorities felt were consistent with strangulation. she felt like if she could just get through the rough stuff, you know, that it would be OK. By 2016, he had moved to South Carolina, where investigators gave him a call. Genetic genealogy allows law enforcement agencies to identify a potential suspect through his or her family members who voluntarily submit their DNA to a genealogy database, allowing investigators to create a larger family tree than in years past. Kirke Adams [at the bridge]: While we were here, we were looking under the bridge. Maureen Maher: There are a lot of people who are going to say, maybe she should be charged with something. And in big, huge spray paint letters was the last name Beasley. How could a kind, gentle doctor commit such murders? She was so modest. All rights reserved. The Alabama Attorney General's Cold Case Unit is assisting the Walker County Sheriff's Office in investigating the death of Eric Cates, whose body along with the body of his pet dog Gypsy were found in his burned truck behind an old school in the Empire community on the morning of Saturday, March 21st, 2015. Was that a concern for you as you were preparing a defense? OZARK, Ala. (WTVY) -A man wrongfully charged in the cold case murder of his estranged wife has filed a $6 million lawsuit against the city of Ozark. She died in 1990, but not until 16 years later did police arrest Carl Harris and, even then, those charges did not hold up. Copyright 2021 WTVY. And she had witnessed domestic violence while living in their home. First published on January 23, 2021 / 11:09 PM. More than 26 years after. DNA has led to an arrest in the cold case murder of two Alabama girls, according to reports. Market data provided by Factset. For decades, Carolyn wanted to know more about the 1990 murder of her mother, Tracey Harris. Maureen Maher: So, Jordan, for you This wasn't an invitation. And as time went on, she did think about ways to tell authorities what she knew. Despite the suspicion, no arrest was made and the case languished. 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. Jordan Davis Right I was aggravated I simply got a subpoena ready, and we gave it to our investigators the next day. Kirke Adams: He also made comments prior to her going missing and after including come back whenever. Dawn Beasley: It was extraordinary relief. She was like Tracey. She was raised by her grandmother in Texas and didn't have contact with her father. McCraney was 26 at the time of the killings. It was not clear Sunday if McCraney had an attorney. Ozark, Alabama, May 22, 1962 Eugene was nervously adjusting his tie and thinking about any loose ends. On August 1, after the girls were reported missing, police found their bodies in the trunk of Beasleys car on the side of Herring Avenue in Ozark, according to police. 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. A woman Davis contacted as a possible witness told Davis that that her husband, who she is no longer married to, killed Tracey Harris. The 17-year-old girls had left their homes in Dothan, Alabama, for a birthday party the previous night. Dawn claims Jeff became abusive. He is being held at the Dale County jail without bond, according to his jail records. For people to come out and care this much, its a miracle. Dawn Beasley: I cannot imagine that she was cheating, with Jeff or anyone else. Dawn Beasley: Maybe I do it on my deathbed. She said in 2007 that her daughter and J.B. wound up in Ozark after getting lost driving to the party, WDHN-TV reported. And said she was telling Dawn. Kirke Adams: Back then, the domestic violence law was much different if the police arrived and nobody wanted to make a report there was just no reports done. Updated: Mar 24, 2022 / 01:03 PM CDT. McCraney does not appear to have a criminal record in Alabama that would have required him to submit his DNA into a national database. She said, Mom, were on our way home, Roberts said, according to the station. A. 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. McCraney is listed on Facebook as a bishop at a local church and has also worked as a trucker. Can we really give her peace? Rumors about domestic violence in the couple's relationship spread around Ozark quickly. Although she recalled little about her time with Carl, she did remember learning Tracey was dead . Dawn Beasley: I was very unhappy. The prosecutors also visited the area around the river where Tracey's body was found. In 2019, as the 20th anniversary of the murders approached, the Ozark Police Department decided to re-open the case and try a new approach to solve it. I said, "you're ruining my life and you don't understand why. Why? And that's kind of nauseating, to be honest, that we were that close. They also went to the area under the bridge where people would sometimes gather. "I went over to Carl's to talk to Carl, Carl wasn't there. Carolyn spoke with the sheriff, who put her in touch with the Ozark Police Department. Daveed Diggs kicked off the show with opening comments. Walker said he was not considered a suspect in 1999 and had been under investigators' radar. Police thought that location by the river might provide more clues. Dawn Beasley: It was unbelievable to me that I should end up with this incredible secret. 69-year-old suffered stroke in his N.C. home; Realtor showing house left him there. Along with his attorney David Harrison, they held their own press conference. You have permission to edit this article. And he flew into a rage. This report, that can be seen on WTVY, originally aired in January). We were in between high school and college that summer. Her fianc, Jeff, came home, waking her in the middle of the night. I cant do it alone., READ NEXT: Man Whose First Wife Died Mysteriously Is Wanted in the Murder of His Second Wife, Coley McCraney: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. 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. I wouldn't. Maureen Maher: Did she talk to you about it at all? Legal Statement. Online records show McCraney, a married Dothan, Ala., man with children, was booked into the Dale County Jail on five counts of capital murder and one count of rape. Jordan Davis and District Attorney Kirke Adams, The search for the killer of Tracey Harris. 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. Their deaths sparked a nationwide search. Investigators found their bodies in the trunk of J.B.s car on Aug. 1, 1999, a day after their families reported them missing. At first, there were no signs of foul play when investigators found the black Mazda sedan the teens had been driving by 9 a.m. the next day, WDHN reported. Dawn Beasley: And every word of my statement was true. He served from 1993 to 1997. Then, in 2016, Ozark police announced the arrest of Tracey's ex-husband, 51-year-old Carl E. Harris Jr. Ozark has a diversified economy, mild winter weather and is convenient to several of the South's metropolitan areas, as well as the beautiful white beaches of Florida. Beasley pleaded guilty and received a 30-year sentence. Fannie Mae's is a restaurant located in Ozark, Alabama at 192 West Reynolds Street. A controversial, decades-old double murder case in the Wiregrass Region of Alabama took the latest in a series of bizarre turns on Thursday morning as a woman recanted claims ahead of a trucker and preacher's capital murder trial.. Coley McCraney, 48, stands accused of murdering 17-year-olds J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett after the two high school friends got lost on their way to a party in . Ozark is in Dale County. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. David Harrison: I've tried 140 criminal jury trials. But then in the back of my mind, I'm like, was it really him? 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. Authorities dropped charges against an Alabama man who was accused of killing his wife 30 years ago, saying another man has confessed to the murder. Maureen Maher: Does that strike you as odd? BROTHERCOLEY MCCRANEY (GOD HAS YOU & THE FAMILY AS WELL), James Lee Fuller wrote on Facebook. this is about Carl and Tracey Harris.". Tracey met Carl Harris when she was in high school. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. The teen friends were classmates at Northview High School in Dothan. Carl Harris: It just blows my mind. After the evidence was analyzed at Parabon, investigators recognized McCraney's last name from the DNA search, Walker said. And I said," well, I know he's a rat bastard." 192 West Reynolds Street, Ozark, AL, 36360. He confessed, claiming he and Tracey were having an affair. We was in the river. Jury selection in the . Everyone in town was talking about it. 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. They married in her senior year in 1986. 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. Beasley and Hawlett, high school friends from Dothan, Alabama, were 17 when they were killed on July 31, 1999. What we thought was interesting was that she had witnessed it in the same manner as how Tracey was actually killed. The most famous murder in Alabama history is the 1988 Hawes murders, which took place in the city of Birmingham. Colin McCraney, 45, was charged Friday with five. Michelle Sigona is the development producer. The four sons of the slain Ruthie Mae Jackson stand in front of her vacant home on East Adams Street . He is married with children and has no apparent criminal record. Please subscribe to keep reading. Dawn Beasley: And she says "My name is Jordan Davis, I'm with Dale County D.A. Dart. Tracy Harris murder Pictured in a January 2016 Street View image is Woodham Bridge in Dale County, Alabama. Selina Dodson and Tracey were about 11 years old when baptized. Two other people are named on the Secretary of State records. Cold beer, wine & mixed drinks. Maureen Maher: What's different in 2016 that wasn't there or obvious in 1990? It is not known if he has hired an attorney who could speak on his behalf. They spent time on the bridge where police believed Carl threw Tracey into the river. Putting the case together was an arduous process -- one filled with continuances and delays. While attorney David Harrison praises Davis pursuit of justice, he claims shoddy police work created the messy situation, though a grand jury indicted Harris. Tracey Harris's murder more than 30 years ago has left many wondering what might have been -- especially Carolyn. About a dozen witnesses gave investigators statements describing Carl Harris's physical abuse of Traceysomething Carl denies. She dreaded what she had to do -- tell her adult children that their father killed someone, and that she kept it quiet for 30 years. But they did remember something from that trip to the river where Tracey's body was found. In the Golden State Killer case, police said they found DNA on a tissue in his trash. Police then brought the 45-year-old in for a DNA swab, the police chief added, and it matched the evidence collected at the crime scene. "Carl Harris did have a reputation for being very violent in particular towards Tracey Harris," said Davis. Kirke Adams: He confessed in a way that matches the evidence I don't know how many times that happens -- when you get a confession from the real killer technically 17-18 hours before trial. The rate of crime in Ozark is 43.52 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. The trial was continued again in 2021 and was set for May 2022 before being continued to August. Carl Harris heard the news that he was a free man from his attorney. Please enter valid email address to continue. Dawn told Jordan about the night of March 7, 1990, when Tracey went missing. Its hard, but I pray every day law enforcement will come up with some answers, Carol Roberts, Hawletts mother, said during a vigil marking 10 years since the murders, according to the Dothan Eagle. 1 In 1988, Tullie Culverhouse was murdered by a then unknown assailant. The 2018 Ozark crime rate fell by 16% compared to 2017. This is a dispute over proceeds from a life insurance policy issued to Tullie R. Culverhouse, Sr., by Alfa Life Insurance Company ("Alfa"). Police accused Carl Harris of killing Tracey Harris whose body was found about 10 miles from her home in the Choctawhatchee River. 15 year old double homicide of Ozark teenagers remains unsolved - August 1, 2014 Breaking Their Silence: Sisters & Family Talk About Unsolved Murders August 21, 2015 19 years pass since double-murder of teen girls in south AL - August 1, 2018 Who Murdered Teen Friends J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett in 1999? Maureen Maher: What was the cost going to be, if you went to the police? Her death was ruled a homicide. But Dawn was willing to overlook his criminal past, and the information about killing Tracey, as they married and started their own family, keeping the secret to themselves. ABC News' Emily Shapiro contributed to this report. Coley McCraney is accused in the 1999 cold case rape and murder of JB Beasley and Tracie Hawlett in Alabama. "The evidence was circumstantially strong," said Adams. McCraney was divorced and a military veteran in 1999. Other winners at the Producers Guild of America awards ceremony Saturday night include Navalny, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, The Bear and The White Lotus. Selina Dodson: She was so scared of the water when she was baptized and she went under, she was hysterical. She was terrified of water. Lourdes Aguiar is the senior producer. He has yet to be indicted in the case . Standard Hours. Hawlett had called her mother and told her they were on their way home, but they never made it, according to police. Jordan Davis: I don't think there was one particular motive. Dawn, who was pregnant at the time, and Tracey, a young mother, quickly became friends. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. The couple had recently divorced at the time of her murder, Carl had a girlfriend and. There is no indication that McCraney knew the teens before they were killed, Walker said. DAVID HARRISON [to reporters]: I think it's negligence. Complementing the city's inviting business climate and tax structure is a workforce equipped with career training from Ozark's educational institutions and those within commuting . Cops investigating the deaths of high school seniors Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley in Ozark, Ala., got a break when DNA and a search of a public genealogy website linked Coley McCraney, 45, to. Maureen Maher: Did it feel like you were lying, though, by not telling them? she texted me back and said that she was going to decline our invitation that she couldn't help us. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. he was not good to Tracey He asked me about fights I'd seen and I made a statement. Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. 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 . Kirke Adams| Dale County District Attorney [by the river]: Tracey was alive when she came to this location and traveled down this access road to the beachy area. I'm about to get married, I'm pregnant This baby deserves a chance at a life with a loving family and a mom and a dad. Kirke Adams: I knew we couldn't have a trial Monday because we had to figure out what's going on here. He was buried in a $25 suit and a cheap wooden box. Maureen Maher: What did you see going on between Carl and Tracey? A local news outlet reports Circuit Judge William H. Filmore has set May 2, 2022, as the start for the trial of 47-year-old Coley McCraney, who [] iDawn Beasley told police in 1990 that she had witnessed Carl abuse Tracey and that Carl threatened to kill Tracey in front of her. Dawn refused to come, saying she was too busy. Carolyn Aznavour: I've always heard that he was very abusive towards my mom that he was just a bad individual. Maureen Maher: Do you wonder what your mom would be like today? Maureen Maher: There are quite a few people who said that they saw you being abusive to Tracey. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. 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. Mug shot for Coley McCraney, 45. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Richard Barber, Ken Blum and Michelle Harris are the editors. Most of all, he claims, Harris lost a relationship with his daughter who authorities took from his custody immediately after Tracey Harris funeral. The autopsy revealed that Tracey had drowned, but also noted marks around her neck likely indicating strangulation. DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) -Accused killer Coley McCraney's attorneys on Thursday publicly named a retired Ozark police officer as the murderer of two teens, claiming eyewitnesses will implicate him. Dawn Beasley: I would like to say that I did, but I didn't. 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. Physical Address: 113 West Reynolds Street Ozark, AL 36360. Dawn Beasley: I think that she appreciated having someone, you know. August 21, 2021 / 11:02 PM The number of homicides stood at 1 - a decrease of 2 compared to 2017. Man Whose First Wife Died Mysteriously Is Wanted in the Murder of His Second Wife. He died Wednesday. 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. The capital murder trial of a trucker charged with killing two Alabama teens in 1999 has been delayed until next year. Investigators also tracked down that girlfriend of Carl's, who was 17 when Tracey was murdered. When determining if Ozark, Alabama is a safe place to live, we analyze factors including air quality, water quality, crime rates, natural disaster frequency, substance abuse rates, cancer . Kirke Adams: You could just see so many emotions going through her she'd been told all her life, "your dad did this" But to find out he didn't do it, you could tell not only was she relieved but you could tell she was so grateful that somebody had solved this case. Mailing Address: P.O. But Now, sitting here I think that maybe he hit on her, maybe she rebuffed his advances, maybe she said, "I'm going to tell her." . In her senior year of high school, Tracey became pregnant, and she and Carl, who was three years older, married. Powered by. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. Investigators identified Coley McCraney, of Dothan, Alabama, in the murders of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett as the case closed in on two decades without being solved, Ozark Police Chief Marlos Walker told ABC News. Then, after being subpoenaed, she called prosecutor Jordan Davis again. They found the name "Beasley" spray-painted in big letters. I do think about that all the time. Coley McCraney has been charged with murder in the 1999 deaths of two teen girls, JB Beasley and Tracie Hawlett, in Ozark, Alabama, thanks to DNA and a genealogy website. He was eyeing the clock. David Harrison: You can take all the statements of anybody you want to put together in this investigation here. I talked to Tracey. we were very confident that we would be able to get a conviction in this case. As prosecutors prepared for trial, Dawn Beasley's statement from 1990, not followed up on, caught prosecutor Jordan Davis' attention. One particularly heinous crime, a 1989 stabbing death, had attracted the Maureen Maher: Did you ever consider filing charges against Dawn? Northview High School yearbook photos of Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley from 1999. 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. For Carl Harris, his relief is mixed with anger. Dawn Beasley: Well, they asked me so what do you know about Carl Harris? Could he have really done this? And in 2016, with the arrest of her estranged father Carl, Carolyn thought, finally, she would get some answers. Tracey's mother, was taking care of Carolyn You know young parents, you could tell, you know, that her and Carl, you know, struggled some. Carolyn Aznavour: Jordan called me to come to the police station, that they had to tell me something. Prosecutors Kirke Adams and Jordan Davis spent more than three delay-filled years putting together their case, seeking justice for Tracey Harris. Meanwhile, the prosecutors, on the Friday before the start of the trial, were also processing what Dawn had just told them. "What happened?" Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. After 13 years of marriage and four children, she and Jeff divorced. 0. Jordan Davis: And so, they went back through all the witnesses that had given statements in 1990. Police tracked down his old friend Jeff Beasley, who was living in Ozark, working as a trucker, and brought him in for questioning. David Harrison: This officer made this up to make this arrest. David Harrison: Never, never. David Harrison is Carl's defense attorney. Property Crime Rates In Ozark 619 Property Crimes 4,311.2 Property Crimes / 100k People 104.33% Above National Average The girls were going to a birthday party for J.B. when they disappeared, the Dothan Eagle reported. Carolyn Aznavour: I knew my mom was murdered And then, as the years went on, I found out it had to do with my dad. But some things in Beasley's story were not adding up. "Tracey Harris was a hardworking, young mother that disappeared March 7th, 1990," said Adams. McCraney then returned home and has lived in Ozark and Dothan since, according to public records. Walker told ABC News the investigators recognized McCraneys name in the DNA search and brought him in for a DNA swab. The federal lawsuit demands a jury trial and names as defendants the city of Ozark, former police chief Marlos Walker, and Investigator Jimmy Culbreath. Police were able to find a match to a family member who had submitted DNA to one of the website databases. Seller, buyer, property location, total purchase price, date. Carolyn had no interest in a relationship with her father, who she did not see while growing up. Maureen Maher: What did you grow up thinking happened to your mom? The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Ozark is 172 to 1. 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. I remember taking her, pushing her under water I mean if the autopsy says it, I don't, I guess . It was done? OZARK, Ala. (WTVY) -A man wrongfully charged in the cold case murder of his estranged wife has filed a $6 million lawsuit against the city of Ozark. On Tuesday, media reports continued to reflect the challenge of finding an impartial jury let alone enough people to empanel a full jury from such a small jury pool. (334) 445-0156. Jordan Davis: He did have a 17-year-old girlfriend at the time who several people said he had had conversations with about marrying her, but that she couldn't -- he couldn't leave Tracey because he'd have to pay child support. INVESTIGATOR: Did you hurt Tracey in any way? She could have come up here and -- she could have lied on the stand. The picture Carl painted of a happy home though was not what police found when they started questioning friends and family. Carolyn Aznavour: I was ready to put him behind bars -- ready to see it happen. (Dale County Jail). Kirke Adams: There were not any clues at home It didn't appear that anybody had taken her by force. I think its incompetence We're talking about an innocent man. One of those people was Dawn Beasley. 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. 2618 US Hwy 231 N. Ozark, AL 36360. 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