On March 15, 2019, a dream life quickly became a nightmare for the McCraney family when police arrested Coley McCraney for the 1999 murders of two 17-year-olds.
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 murder and rape.
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Law enforcement patrolled the nearby area in search of the girls but found nothing. Eventually, a police officer decided to open the vehicle’s trunk. Both girls were found dead, each with gunshot wounds to the head.
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