Timothy was a caring, charismatic 23-year-old man with his whole life ahead of him.  On October 9, 1983, two men made the decision to end his life, because he was black.  This is a heart-wrenching story of how ugly and horrific some people can be.  This may be one of the toughest cases, Cristy has covered.

Sources:

https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/things-know-about-spalding-trial-murder-man-dragged-behind-pickup-truck/7Zx5rJH6TQR8Mw64K5hqiP/

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2018-08-16/conviction-1983-cold-case-murder-timothy-coggins

https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/timothy-coggins

https://abcnews.go.com/US/racially-motivated-cold-case-murder-young-black-man/story?id=71702999

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/16/us/timothy-coggins-guilty-plea-georgia-cold-case/index.html

https://www.history.com/news/conviction-for-hate-crime-34-years-later

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/us/timothy-coggins-murder-bill-moore.html

https://www.gq.com/story/timothy-coggins-cold-case-finally-solved

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