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Anthony Poat

Case from Blairsville, GA dated Mar 16, 2015

Victim Details

Anthony Poat

Female

White / Caucasian

Blairsville

GA

2015-03-16

52

Anthony

Poat

07/11/2026

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In the quiet mountains of Blairsville, Georgia, a grim discovery was made on March 16, 2015, marking the tragic end for two residents. Inside a home on Highway 325, authorities found the bodies of 52-year-old Anthony Poat, a male, and 60-year-old Marilyn Freeman Laughlin. Both had been shot, shattering the peace of their rural community. The pair had purchased the home together the previous year, relocating from Murphy, North Carolina.

The investigation quickly zeroed in on a suspect: Mar ...
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  • View Anthony Poat's Obituary on ClarionLedger.com and share memories
  • AccessWDUN: Autopsies planned Wednesday on Union County murder victims
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    I've been following the case of Anthony Poat and Marilyn Laughlin, and it's incredibly tragic all ar... ...Read More
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