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Jun 2023
38m 45s

Susana Morales // 318

Dark West Productions
About this episode

In July of 2022, a 16-year-old girl went missing during her walk home from a friend’s house in Georgia. Over seven months later, her remains were found in the woods of an Atlanta suburb. Shortly after her discovery, it was determined that she was killed by an unlikely person who had a history of stalking. This is the murder of Susana Morales.

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CASE SOURCES

1. WSBTV: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gwinnett-county/timeline-here-are-key-moments-tragic-murder-16-year-old-susana-morales/VY74NH4PAZACHHSTFM3FYD5GGY/

2. Refinery 29: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2023/03/11329866/susana-morales-murder-police-officer-charged

3. Justice 4 Susana: https://www.justice4susana.com/

4. Latino Rebels: https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/03/14/justice4susanamorales/

5. 11 Alive: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/skeletal-remains-gwinnett-susana-morales/85-989b396a-13de-47a1-b7dc-e75d87f54410

6. Fox 5 Atlanta: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/family-of-susana-morales-demanded-transparency-and-changes-after-murder-arrest

7. Univision: https://www.univision.com/local/atlanta-wuvg/desaparicion-susana-morales-16-anos

8. Latino Rebels: https://www.latinorebels.com/2023/03/14/justice4susanamorales/

9. Fort Worth Star-Telegram: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article272314213.html

10. North Gwinnett Voice: https://www.northgwinnettvoice.com/susana-morales-case-sparks-questions-protest-from-hispanic-community/#:~:text=At%20about%209%3A40%20p.m.,reported%20missing%20the%20following%20morning.

12. Law & Crime: https://lawandcrime.com/crime/former-cop-miles-bryant-now-accused-of-murdering-susana-morales/

13. Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/miles-bryant-police-officer-arrested-susana-morales-death-georgia-1781463

14. Atlanta Journal-Constitution: https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/we-knew-she-didnt-run-away-family-of-slain-gwinnett-teen-wants-change/HKQ3QRZJTZHUFNAXSA6PHQ2ZAE/

15. Fox 5 Atlanta: https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/susanna-morale-death-doraville-police-officer-new-stalking-accuser

16. 11 Alive: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/susana-morales-murder-gwinnett-county-ex-doraville-officer-indicted/85-1890bf77-bb53-48ff-8ba1-bf67e9f3cd09

17. 11 Alive: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/susana-morales-murder-case-miles-bryant-bond-hearing-may-1/85-3ccce6dd-0669-44d9-9738-a27e5407de41

18. Justice for Susana Press Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsU4zjqU58M

19. Victoria Advocate: https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/former-georgia-police-officer-now-charged-with-murder-in-16-year-old-s-death/article_f5fab7de-b2ef-11ed-a950-93b257392747.html

20. North Gwinnett Voice: https://www.northgwinnettvoice.com/susana-morales-case-sparks-questions-protest-from-hispanic-community/

21. 11 Alive: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/missing-in-georgia/reward-missing-gwinnett-co-woman-25-years-old/85-6534b9c2-a8e4-4fea-a5a2-f3b95c7dcb11

22. People: https://people.com/crime/2-students-from-atlanta-high-school-found-dead-same-week-deaths-unrelated/

23. WSVN: https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/georgia-woman-claims-former-police-officer-stalked-her-for-months/

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