Martha Chapman Matich, a 31-year-old woman from Newton, GA, was tragically murdered on March 6, 1986. Her death was part of a double homicide that also claimed the life of her 11-year-old niece, Lisa Chapman. The perpetrator, Melbert Ray Ford, Jr., was found guilty of these heinous crimes. Ford, who had previously been in a relationship with Martha, began harassing her after their breakup. Two weeks before the murder, he expressed his intent to kill her to a friend. On the day of the murder, For
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