Tereon Grant and Lemuel Spence

ATL Homicide is a very popular show with two detectives, David Quinn & Vince Velazquez who put murderers behind bars. In Season 1, episode 1 the murder of Tereon Grant is shown. It takes a minute, but Lemuel Spence is charged with the crime.

Lemuel Spence was ultimately charged with Rape and murder

TV One describes this show as: After single mother Tereon Grant is stabbed to death in the middle of the night, all signs point to her ex-boyfriend being the killer; then, Detectives Quinn and Velazquez dig deeper into the case, uncovering a dark secret that changes everything.

His appeal includes (see link):
On September 20, 2003, Spence was arrested for the rape of Latasha Files.   The rape case is unrelated to the present murder case, which stems from the stabbing death of Tereon Grant.   After his arrest for rape, Spence was interrogated by Detective Quinn regarding the murder of Grant.   During the interrogation, Spence was read his Miranda rights, which he signed.   In the first hour of the interrogation, Spence said nothing to implicate himself.   Spence then broke down in tears and asked if he could talk to his girlfriend.   At that point, the following exchange took place:
Quinn:  Just you and me, just you and me.
Spence:  I'm just scared when I go to jail, everybody gonna know I said something.
Quinn:  Lem, ain't nobody saying nothing, this is confidential.   Nobody knows what you're there for.   What are you talking about?   I don't understand.
Spence:  I mean, not [what I'm] there for.   I mean I don't want anybody to think that I (unintelligible).
Quinn:  No, that's not going to happen.   This is confidential what we're doing right here.   Do you understand that?   This is confidential ․

You can write to Lemuel Spence at:

Lemuel Spence 1280313
Wilcox State Prison

P.O. Box 397

Abbeville, GA 31001

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Alan Watson and Dion Renaldo Sims

ATL Homicide is a very popular show with two detectives, David Quinn & Vince Velazquez who put murderers behind bars. In Season 1, episode 2 the murder of Alan Watson is shown. It takes a minute, but Dion Renaldo Sims is charged with the crime.

Dion Renaldo Sims guilty of murder, felony murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a handgun during a crime. Sims had a prior felony conviction, so the jury also convicted him of firearm possession by a felon. He was sentenced to  life plus ten years in prison

TV One describes this show as: Quinn and Velazquez investigate a decades-old murder case after the skull of 11-year-old Alan Watson is found in a field.

You can write to Dion Renaldo Sims at:

Dion Renaldo Sims 1066698
Dooly State Prison

P.O. Box 750

Unadilla, GA 31091

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Murder conviction ends decade-long search for missing DeKalb boy

Deadly Affairs Roy McKinney

ATL Homicide is a very popular show with two detectives, David Quinn & Vince Velazquez who putmurderers behind bars. In Season 1, episode 3 the murder of Shaquilla Weatherspoon is shown. It takes a minute, but Roy McKinney is charged with the crime.

Roy McKinney was ultimate convicted of of malice murder and child abuse for killing in front of their daughter. He was sentenced to life. He won an appeal and was convicted for a second time.

TV One describes this show as: To trained eyes, it appears as though Shaquilla Weatherspoon's killers staged the crime scene to make it look like a robbery; knowing better, Detectives Quinn and Velazquez investigate those closest to Weatherspoon to find the truth

His appeal includes (see link):

According to Appellant, Weatherspoon returned from Grady around 12:30 a.m., allowing him to get back into the apartment. She told him that she was going to a party at a co-worker's home and that she would not return that night because she would sleep at her mother's home, which was where their daughter was spending the night. Appellant argued with her, accusing her of going to meet a man. She then changed clothes while Appellant watched television. Weatherspoon left the apartment around 1:30 a.m. As she left, Appellant offered to help her with the bags she was carrying; she refused help, so Appellant told her to have a good time and did not go outside with her. That was the last time he saw or spoke to her. Appellant characterized his and Weatherspoon's relationship as “bizarre.” He admitted that there had been affairs on both sides and that they had split up several times, but he said that they stayed together for the sake of their daughter.

As the police investigated Weatherspoon's disappearance, evidence emerged that contradicted Appellant's story in several key aspects. The friend with whom Appellant had been drinking, Antonio Brown, confirmed that they sat outside together from about 7:00 p.m. until 11:30 p.m., although Brown said Appellant drank six or seven beers. During that time, however, Appellant did not say anything to Brown about being locked out of his apartment. Furthermore, Brown's and Appellant's stories about what happened after they parted ways differed. Brown said that he saw Appellant again between 1:00 and 1:30 a.m. standing outside by the apartment mailboxes. The next day, Appellant told Brown that he had been outside at that time because he was locked out of his apartment, even though Appellant told the police that Weatherspoon had returned and let him into the apartment by that time.

You can write to Roy McKinney at:

Roy McKinney 704965
Central State Prison

4600 Fulton Mill Road

Macon Ga 31208

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Missing transcript erases conviction, forces new murder trial

Murder on the DL Torico Jackson

ATL Homicide is a very popular show with two detectives, David Quinn & Vince Velazquez who put murderers behind bars. In Season 1, episode 4 the murder of John Ray is shown. It takes a minute, but Torico Jackson is charged with the crime.

Torico Jackson was ultimately convicted of murder and sentenced to two life sentences. 

TV One describes this show as: When U.S. Air Force veteran John Ray is found beaten and stabbed to death in his apartment, the crime scene looks like a random robbery; Quinn and Velazquez probe Ray's secretive life and discover that the murder was anything but random.

His appeal (see link) incliudes:

On the day he was last seen alive,  Ray,  a  paralegal,  spoke  with a  friend  by  telephone  and  indicated that he was at home in the company of an unnamed man, later identified as Jackson.  Ray explained to his friend that, though he  had  been  spending  time  with  Jackson  recently,  a  background check had  revealed,  among  other  things,  that Jackson had a criminal  history.    Later  that  day,  Ray  spent  time  socializing  with friends and was scheduled to help a soon-to-be roommate service her vehicle; Ray,  however,  did  not  arrive  to  help  his  future  roommate  and was never heard from again. 

You can write to Torico Jackson at:

Torico Jackson 990175
Smith State Prison

P.O. Box 726

Glennville, GA 30427

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Forbidden Love Chiman Rai

ATL Homicide is a very popular show with two detectives, David
Quinn & Vince Velazquez who put murderers behind bars. In Season 1, episode 5 the murder of Sparkle Rai is shown. It takes a minute, but Cleveland Clark is charged with the crime.

Cleveland Clark and Chiman Rai was ultimate charged with and sentenced to convicted, given death and life.

TV One describes this show as: New mother Sparkle Rai, 21, is found strangled to death by her boyfriend who instantly becomes the prime suspect; David Quinn and Vince Velazquez uncover a surprising new suspect from Rai's past.

You can write to Cleveland Clark at:

Cleveland Clark 1000037290
Ga Diag Class Prison

P.O. Box 3877

Jackson, GA 30233

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You can write to Chiman Rai at:

Chiman Rai 1282440
Macon State Prison

P.O. Box 426

Oglethorpe, GA 31068

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Ghosts of the Past Larry Compton

ATL Homicide is a very popular show with two detectives, David Quinn & Vince Velazquez who put murderers behind bars. In Season 1, episode 6 the murder of Jerry Heard is shown. It takes a minute, but Larry Compton is charged with the crime.

Larry Compton was convicted by a jury of murder and other crimes stemming from the shooting death of Jerry Heard

TV One describes this show as: Jerry Heard is found dead from gunshot wounds after flirting with two different women at the the local bar.

His appeal (see link) includes

Viewed in favor of the verdict, the evidence shows that Compton allowed his friend, Octavia Dobbs, to occupy a portion of a duplex apartment he owned on Smith Street.   The victim, Jerry Heard, wanted a relationship with Dobbs, but when she refused his advances he “tormented” her and threatened her.   Dobbs told Compton about the problem.   That evening, Heard showed up at the residence and began banging on Dobbs' door;  she refused to let him in.  

After midnight, Dobbs heard gunshots in the backyard.   Compton came to Dobbs' apartment and told her he just shot someone in the backyard and to clear everyone out of her apartment.   Dobbs heard Heard calling her name, “like someone crazy.”   She thanked Compton because she was pleased to be rid of Heard.

Another witness heard a series of gunshots and then someone being beaten.   She was familiar with Heard and recognized his voice as he hollered, “You stomping me.   I've been shot.   You already done shot me.”   The witness saw Compton emerge from behind his residence with a gun in his hand.   He held the gun to the head of the witness, but then instructed her to leave the area.  

A bystander recognized Compton's silhouette in the dark standing at the open trunk of a vehicle.
The next day, Heard was found dead in a trash heap in an alley on Springside Drive in Atlanta.   Death was caused by two fatal gunshot wounds to the neck and chest;  there was also blunt force trauma to the head.   Evidence at the scene suggested that Heard had been shot at another location and moved.

You can write to Larry Compton at:

Larry Compton 1166061
Central State Prison

4600 Fulton Mill Road

Macon Ga 31208

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Ladies’ man Jerry Heard’s mysterious murder on ATL Homicide – Exclusive preview

Cassandra Bryant and Willie Mizell

ATL Homicide is a very popular show with two

detectives, David Quinn & Vince Velazquez who put murderers behind bars. In Season 1, episode 8 the murder of Cassandra Bryant is shown. It takes a minute, but Willie Mizell is charged with the crime.

Willie Mizell was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault, and concealing the deathof another in connection with the death of Cassandra Bryant. He was sentenced to life.

TV One describes this show as: Cassandra Bryant, 38, is found naked and barely clinging to life; she dies in the ambulance before identifying her attacker, leaving Quinn and Velazquez to find her killer.

His appeal (see link) includes:

On the day after the crimes, Mizell gave a statement to the police, in which he claimed that Stanley Brealand had borrowed his apartment and committed the murder.   Later that month, the lead investigator sent numerous items of evidence to the GBI crime lab, including the cigarette butts from the apartment and the dumpster, DNA samples from Mizell and Brealand, and a piece of carpet taken from Mizell's apartment.   On March 1, 2004, Mizell filed a general motion to preserve and permit testing of physical evidence.   Later in March, the GBI returned the evidence to the Atlanta Police Department, with the note that “[t]his case may contain evidence that must be preserved in accordance with OCGA § 17–5–56.” ¹  In June 2004, Mizell filed a particularized motion to preserve and test physical evidence, specifically listing the two sets of cigarette butts.

In December 2004, apparently unaware that the cigarette butts were no longer in the possession of the GBI crime lab, the State obtained an order from the trial court directing the crime lab to conduct DNA testing of the dumpster cigarette butts.   The order noted that the “[t]he State contends that this evidence is material in its prosecution of this case.”   The crime lab, however, indicated that it no longer had the cigarette butts and that it would conduct the test upon receiving the butts from the State.

You can write to Willie Mizell at:

Willie Mizell 276284
Central State Prison

4600 Fulton Mill Road

Macon Ga 31208

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