Overview
- A Gwinnett County jury found 52-year-old Carmen Marie Hunt guilty Tuesday of malice murder and two counts of felony murder, and she was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
- Investigators matched a fingerprint recovered at the July 2019 Lawrenceville crime scene to Hunt, a forensic breakthrough credited to the county cold-case team.
- Hunt’s 2022 arrest for stabbing Derrick Gray Young produced knives and a surviving victim who testified at trial to corroborate prosecutors’ case.
- Jurors watched police interview footage in which Hunt is heard saying, “You didn’t get away with this murder,” after investigators left the room.
- Officials have not released specific details about the 2022 knives, and Neal’s family made no public comment after the verdict; prosecutors say the case illustrates how preserved evidence can solve long-open crimes.