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It's already day 8!

On an August morning in 2009 in Brunswick, Georgia, twenty-two-year-old Guy Heinze Jr returned to the trailer that he shared with nine family members. When he stepped inside, he found the beaten bodies of seven people: his father, Guy Sr, Russell Toler Sr, Russell Jr, Michelle and Chrissy Toler, Brenda Falagan, and Joseph West. Michael Toler and Chrissy's three-year-old were clinging to life. Michael would later die at the hospital.

Guy Heinze Jr was arrested for the murders and found guilty in a court of law. But not everyone agrees with the verdict. While some agree Guy Jr killed his entire family in a drug-fueled rage, others believe that he is completely innocent. At the very least, they feel he did not get a fair trial and that the investigation was poorly executed.

Listen to Cam and Jen discuss "The Gynn County Massacre: Guy Heinze Jr" and decide for yourself.

Thank you to our team:
Written and researched by Lauretta Allen
Listener Discretion by Edward October from OctoberpodVHS https://www.youtube.com/c/octoberpodhomevideo
Executive Producer Nico Vitesse of https://theinkypawprint.com



Sources:

https://law.justia.com/cases/georgia/supreme-court/2020/s20a1353.html
https://casetext.com/case/heinze-v-state-3#:~:text=The%20blood%20on%20the%20top,%2C%20Sr.%2C%20on%20it.
https://www.bbcselect.com/ca/watch/life-and-death-row/
https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/lawyer-heinze-passed-lie-test/article_c2ef5216-bd07-5909-a687-d053ee9a294a.html
https://antipolygraph.org/blog/2014/10/11/polygraph-operator-ken-blackstone-pleads-guilty-to-perjury/
hhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIDxPdnnmaU&ab_channel=CharleyBourneTrueCrime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwvPvE8rGvI&ab_channel=TracyAnne%28Chasing%29
https://www.change.org/p/free-guy-heinze-jnr-wrongfully-convicted-of-familicide
(this petition is now closed, but it does give information about the case )
https://www.jacksonville.com/picture-gallery/news/crime/2019/09/23/a-look-back-guy-heinze/67382362007/
https://eu.jacksonville.com/story/news/crime/2009/09/01/stub-1847/15975006007/

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