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State of Georgia v. Lacy Jolee Boles
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Lacy Jolee Boles is on trial in Paulding County, Georgia, over the Dec. 22, 2019 shooting death of her husband, Daniel Akers. Reporting says she has pleaded not guilty and the defense claims Akers died by suicide, while prosecutors allege she shot him and staged the scene. [1][4]
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- Court TV — Jury sees defendant’s police interview after her husband was shot in the face
- Court TV — Woman charged with murder claims husband took his own life
- Courtroom Insider — Trial begins for Lacy Jo Lee Boles, accused of killing husband and staging scene as a suicide
- Courtroom Insider — Previewing the Lacy Jolee Boles trial: Was it murder or suicide?
