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Georgia Man Arrested for 1984 Murder After DNA Breakthrough

4/2/2026

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Freddie Lee Granger Jr., a 68-year-old Georgia man, was arrested on March 31, 2026, on charges including malice murder and aggravated assault in connection with the 1984 rape and murder of Sandra Kaye Davis.
Davis's body was found on September 1, 1984, in Waycross, and she had been strangled.
The case remained unsolved for decades until DNA technology linked Granger to the crime.
Granger is held in Ware County Jail.

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Freddie Lee Granger Jr., a 68-year-old Georgia man, was arrested on March 31, 2026, on charges including malice murder and aggravated assault in connection with the 1984 rape and murder of Sandra Kaye Davis.
Davis's body was found on September 1, 1984, in Waycross, and she had been strangled.
The case remained unsolved for decades until DNA technology linked Granger to the crime.
Granger is held in Ware County Jail.