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Rita Henon

Case from Milledgeville, GA dated May 23, 2017

Victim Details

Rita Henon

Female

White / Caucasian

Milledgeville

GA

2017-05-23

49

Rita

Henon

07/03/2026

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In what was described by a law enforcement official as a 'textbook assassination,' Rita Faye Henon, a 49-year-old grandmother, was tragically killed on May 23, 2017. The shocking event unfolded in Milledgeville, Georgia, as Henon was leaving the K&C Short Stop convenience store with her two grandchildren. In a horrifying ambush captured on surveillance video, a man stepped out from behind an ice container and shot her in the head. Her grandchildren, who were with her at the time of the incident, ...
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