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A Georgia resident has been detained in connection with the sexual assault and murder of a young woman, a crime that remained unsolved for over four decades, officials revealed.
Freddie Lee Granger Jr., now 68, faces charges including rape, malice murder, aggravated assault, and two counts of felony murder concerning the case of Sandra Kaye Davis, as reported by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).
Back on September 1, 1984, the Waycross Police Department discovered Davis’ lifeless body beside a residence on Kollock Street in Waycross. Davis was only 22 years old at the time, authorities said.
Investigators concluded that Davis had died from strangulation.
Authorities determined Davis had been strangled to death.
After the discovery, local officials requested that GBI assist with investigating the case.Â
The case ran cold for several decades as authorities continued to investigate.
Freddie Lee Granger Jr., 68, was booked into the Ware County Jail on charges of one count of rape, malice murder, aggravated assault and two counts of felony murder in the death of Sandra Kaye Davis, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. (Google Maps)
Nearly 42 years later, DNA technology linked Granger to Davis’ alleged killing, officials said.Â
Investigators with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation linked Freddie Lee Granger Jr. to Sandra Kaye Davis’ murder using DNA technology, according to officials. (Google Maps)
Granger was located and taken into custody March 31, according to GBI.
He was later booked into the Ware County Jail, authorities said.Â
The Waycross Police Department, Ware County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia Department of Community Supervision and GBI’s Cold Case Unit assisted the GBI Regional Investigative Office in both the investigation and arrest of Granger.
The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities ask anyone with information to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office at 912-389-4103 or submit a tip online.Â