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South Georgia Man Arrested Nearly 20 Years After the Murder of His Wife Doris Worrell
- Jon Worrell was arrested on May 20, 2025, in Maryville, Missouri, for the 2006 murder of his wife, Doris Worrell, in Coffee County, Georgia.
- The case remained unsolved for nearly 19 years and initially was thought to be a botched robbery, but renewed investigation and witness cooperation led to Worrell’s arrest.
- Investigators found that Jon Worrell feared losing custody of his children if he divorced Doris and allegedly recruited someone to kill her at their business, Jon’s Sports Park.
- Doris, a 39-year-old artist and mother, was shot inside the sports park on September 20, 2006; a key witness was the family’s former live-in nanny whose information aided authorities.
- Worrell faces multiple charges including malice murder and conspiracy, and authorities continue investigations to bring closure to the family and community.
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Georgia man who fled with the nanny after his wife’s killing is charged with murder 19 years later
Investigators first believed Doris Worrell was killed in a botched robbery after her husband found her fatally shot at the South Georgia business they ran in 2006. When suspicion later turned toward Worrell’s husband, he fled the US to live in Costa Rica with the couple’s live-in nanny.
Nearly 20 years later, Georgia man who fled with nanny after wife's killing charged with murder
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Investigators first believed Doris Worrell was killed in a botched robbery after her husband found her fatally shot at the south Georgia business they ran in 2006. When suspicion later turned toward Worrell's husband, he fled the U.S. to live in Costa Rica with the couple's live-in nanny. Related video: How is DNA used to solve cold cases? Nearly 19 years later, Jon Worrell was jailed on murder charges Thursday in rural Coff…
Georgia man who fled with nanny after wife’s killing charged with murder 19 years later
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Investigators first believed Doris Worrell was killed in a botched robbery after her husband found her fatally shot at the South Georgia business they ran in 2006. When suspicion later turned toward Worrell's husband, he fled the U.S. to live in Costa Rica with the couple's live-in nanny.
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