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Jeanette McCraney, the wife of Coley McCraney, the man convicted of killing 17-year-olds Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley, recalls how her "American dream" was unraveled following his arrest.
Where is Coley McCraney and what’s next for the convicted killer? A Dale County jury in April convicted him of executing J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett, 17-year-old Dothan students who Ozark ...
Coley McCraney – who lived his life crime-free and built a family in the 20 years following the murders - was convicted in April of four counts of capital murder in the shooting deaths of Tracie ...
The ruling comes a day after jurors convicted Coley McCraney, 49, of capital murder for the deaths of Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley, court records show.
A jury has recommended a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for Coley McCraney, a man who was found guilty Wednesday for the 1999 murders of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett.
Coley McCraney, 45, faces murder counts in the Aug. 1, 1999 killings of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett, who were found fatally shot in the trunk of Beasley's car, ...
Dale County Circuit Judge William “Bill” Filmore on Thursday entered his order denying 49-year-old Coley McCraney’s request. The judge did not give any reason for the denial. Attorneys for ...
Coley McCraney is on trial for five counts of capital murder. (Source: WSFA 12 News) McCraney testified that he knew one of the victims, J.B. Beasley, prior to the night they met at the gas station.
Coley McCraney was arrested over the weekend after a DNA match was made in the nearly 20-year-old cold case murders of Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley. However, his wife doesn’t believe he ...
Coley McCraney’s DNA was matched to DNA found on Beasley. McCraney, who was a minister while also working as a truck driver at the time of his arrest, would, eventually, stand trial for capital ...
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) -The most significant evidence that implicates Coley McCraney in the murders of two Dothan teens is DNA, according to police and court testimony. But that evidence alone is not ...
Almost four months after being found guilty by a jury of his peers, Coley McCraney has been transferred to a state prison where he will serve his life sentence, according to Dale County Sheriff ...