2019: Minister Coley McCraney arrested for 1999 murders of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett, DNA match found.

20 years after the murders of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett, a DNA match led to the arrest of their minister, Coley McCraney, in 2019. The victims' bodies were found in the trunk of Beasley's car in 1999. McCraney's DNA was discovered on Beasley, and he stood trial for capital murder and rape. The case is explored in a "20/20" episode airing May 10th.

May 10, 2024
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