Jerry Lee was arrested on November 1, 2018 and charged in the May 25, 1997 murder of 28-Year-old Lorrie Smith in Fulton County, Georgia.
Smith was shot several times in the back during a home invasion robbery. Her parents found her body when they went to wake her for church that morning. Smith appears to have fought back against her attacker, resulting in a significant amount of his blood being found at the scene.
A DNA profile of the suspect was created from the blood recovered from the crime scene. The FGG investigation was conducted by Parabon Nanolabs.
Lee has been released on a $150,000 bond in April of 2019, and is awaiting trial in Fulton County.
Sources:
Aldridge, Donesha. “It Took Investigators 20 Years to Solve Her Murder. Her Alleged Killer Was Just Granted Bond.” 11 Alive News, May 9, 2019. Accessed December 24, 2020. https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/it-took-investigators-20-years-to-solve-her-murder-her-alleged-killer-was-just-granted-bond/85-a980d62a-fb81-42c7-acc1-e50ec3850527.
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