Recent death penalty case
The district attorney general for Bradley County announced last week he will seek the death penalty for Ross Anderson, who is accused of shooting his girlfriend, Rachael Johnson, her 5-year-old son, Colton, and the family dog in 2015.
It took investigators two days to find all the bodies: Three women in their early 20s, including one in her third trimester of pregnancy, a man and a 16-month-old boy.
The boy was stomped to death, a medical examiner said. All were the victims of a robbery and killing spree in the name of drugs.
In a separate case, a 79-year-old man was strangled with an extension cord and stuffed into a closet.
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