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GBI investigating homicide in Coffee County
Posted: 01.22.2013 at 7:01 PM
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Investigators say that on January 18th, at approximately 6:36 pm, Coffee County 911 received a call in response to a house fire on Bowens Mill Road near Broxton, Georgia. The fire resulted in extensive damage to the two-story residence. Initial Investigation revealed that one of the people who resided at the house had not been located. The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the Douglas GBI Office as well as the State Fire Marshall’s Office. The scene was processed on Saturday and the charred remains of a human body were discovered in the fire debris later that night.
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Updated with video; The Georgia Bureau of Investigations has announced that 49-year-old Edith Carol Sheffield died as a result of homicide.

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