Katharina Wright

Death by Force

Katharina Wright, a 19-year-old white woman, was tragically murdered on November 30, 1976, in Muscogee County, Georgia. Katharina had recently moved to the United States with her husband, who was stationed at Fort Benning. On the day of her death, her husband had left for work early in the morning, leaving Katharina alone in their apartment. Later that day, Johnny Lee Gates, posing as a gas company employee, gained entry to her home under the pretense of repairing a gas heater. Once inside, Gate ...Read More

https://www.wtvm.com: Columbus man convicted of 1976 rape and murder is granted a new trial after lack of DNA evidence

Man gets new trial in 1976 rape, murder of 19-year-old Columbus ...

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