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Courtney Wells

Case from Guyton, GA dated Jan 15, 2017

Victim Details

Courtney Wells

Female

White / Caucasian

Guyton

GA

2017-01-15

27

Courtney

Wells

07/19/2026

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On a Sunday morning in January 2017, the body of 27-year-old Courtney Danielle Wells was discovered along a dirt road in Guyton, Georgia. A native of Jesup who had been living in Effingham County for seventeen years, she was a mother of four. An investigation by the Effingham County Sheriff's Office soon began into what was deemed a suspicious death.

Investigators found Wells' belongings on the opposite side of the road from her body. It was determined that she had died from multiple guns ...
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  • WSAV: Man charged in 2017 Effingham County murder pleads not guilty
  • Arnsdorff sentenced to life in prison for 2017 murder of Courtney Wells
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